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Increase efficiency through innovation
What is efficiency innovation, and how innovation can impact your business performance, profitability and competitiveness
Ways to improve your business efficiency
How do you improve efficiency in business to reduce costs and make the best possible use of your resources
Advantages and disadvantages of just-in-time production
Pros and cons of just-in-time production, and how JIT and lean manufacturing can help you eliminate waste and improve efficiency
Improving efficiency through lean thinking and Six Sigma
How to use lean thinking and Six Stigma to streamline your operations management and improve your business efficiency
Protecting innovative ideas and practices in manufacturing
How to use patents, design rights and trade secrets to protect your innovative and original manufacturing products and processes
Saving money through energy and resource efficiency
Understand how energy and resource efficiency and good waste management practices can help you achieve cost savings and make your business more efficient
Improving working practices to boost efficiency
Look at your current working practices, such as staff training and flexible working, to increase efficiency in your business
Industry 4.0: What it means for your business
Find out what Industry 4.0 is and how associated systems and digital technologies can help you to transform your business
Seven ways to encourage innovation in your business
Simple ways to support innovation in your business and improve your company, products or processes
The risks and rewards of innovation
How to assess the operational, commercial and financial risks of innovation and how to manage them to ensure that your business benefits
Create a business plan for innovation start-up
How to prepare a business plan for an innovation start-up and what to include in it to attract investment
Planning for innovation in your business
How planned innovation can benefit your business and keep you ahead of competitors
Business rates: appealing your valuation
The steps you can take to appeal the valuation of your business property.
Business rates and types of premises
Types of property that must pay business rates and those that are excluded.
Generative AI for business
Understand the full potential of generative AI for business, and discover uses, applications, benefits and risk considerations.
Pay business rates at a Post Office or PayPoint outlet
How to pay your business rate bill at a Post Office or PayPoint outlet.
What happens if I can't pay my rate bill?
What you should do if you can't pay your business rates bill.
Business rates valuation: specialist schemes
Valuation schemes for specialist non-domestic properties.
Pay business rates by Bacs or CHAPs
Bank account details if you want to pay your business rates bill through BACs or CHAPs payment.
Paying business rates
Payment options available for you to pay your business rates bill, what you should do if you can't pay your bill, and what will happen if you don't.