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Existing employees when buying a business
Your legal obligations towards staff already working for the new company.
How to calculate the value of a business
How to find out whether the business you want to buy will be profitable and value for money.
Make sure a business is worth buying: due diligence
Research the new business to ensure it is right for you, use solicitors and accountants to help you.
Where to find a business to buy
Newspapers, trade journals, adverts, magazines, websites and word of mouth will help you find businesses for sale.
What type of business should I buy?
How to choose the right business for you.
Business transfer agents and business brokers
A business transfer agent or business broker could also help you to find the right business to buy.
Advantages and disadvantages of franchising
Franchises have benefits, proven ideas and brand names but the franchisor may restrict how you run the business.
Directories and local media in Northern Ireland
Sources of information, business directories, media and promotional channels for businesses in Northern Ireland
Types of AEO status
Find out the different types of AEO status.
Incoterms and VAT
How to deal with VAT and Incoterms and when traders have to pay VAT.
Incoterms and contracts
Contract extras you will need to avoid dispute.
What are Incoterms?
What Incoterms are and how to use them.
Incoterms 2020
Incoterms came into force in January 2020.
Check if you can use transit to move goods to the EU and common transit countries
Use common and Union transit when exporting or taking goods out of the UK to move them quickly and delay duty until they reach their destination
Set up your business to move goods out of the UK using transit
How to get your business ready to move goods out of the UK to Common Transit Convention countries.
Preparing to move your goods out of Northern Ireland using transit
How to plan your route and make declarations if your transit movement is starting in Northern Ireland.
Transporting goods into the UK under transit: step-by-step
Find out what to do when you transport goods under a transit movement into or through the UK from common transit countries.
Check the amount of guarantee you need for transit movements
Why you need a guarantee and how to work out how much guarantee you need to cover your movements.
Check if you can use your premises to start or end transit movements
Find out more about getting authorised consignor or consignee status to start or end transit movements at your own premises.
Importing goods into the UK using transit
What you and the exporter are responsible for, what to do after a transit movements ends and how to end a movement at your own premises.