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Advantages of diversifying your farm
Some of the benefits of adding new business ideas and income streams into your existing farm business
Create a healthy work-life balance
Practical ways that employers could improve the work-life balance of their staff.
What is farm diversification?
What farm diversification means for your business and how to use your land, tools and expertise to drive business growth.
Having trouble raising finance for your business?
How to overcome problems when trying to raise finance to get your new business idea off the ground.
Realistic business planning with limited finances
How to create a business plan and a cashflow forecast to help control finances in your start-up business.
Alternative sources of business finance
Consider alternative funding options including family loans, part-time jobs, re-mortgages and credit unions.
Flexible working policy
Considerations for employers when introducing a flexible working policy and example templates.
Farm diversification ideas
Ideas to diversify your farm with tourism, livestock products, renewable energy and seasonal events to boost income.
Support employee work-life balance
How employers can encourage and support a better work-life balance for their staff and the advantages a healthy work-life balance can bring to the workplace.
Work-life balance: Implement a flexible working policy
How employers can implement a flexible working policy to help promote a healthy work-life balance for their staff - includes a flexible working policy template.
Seven tips to improve work-life balance for employees
Practical tips to help employers encourage a work-life balance amongst their staff.
Control costs when starting your business
How to keep control of costs in your startup business and tips to save money and increase profits for your business.
Identify work-life balance problems
Signs that can tell employers that their staff are suffering from a poor work-life balance.
Manage your cashflow effectively
Make your cash work for you by keeping a regular check on all money going in and out of the business.
Support for social enterprises in Northern Ireland
A range of support to help social entrepreneurs realise their vision and run their social enterprise.
Social enterprises and the public sector
Ways for social enterprises to maximise their chances of winning public sector contracts through tender competitions
Expenses if you're self-employed
An overview of the types of business running costs you can and can't claim as a business expense from HMRC.
Teach yourself how to manage money better
Use all the resources that are available to your business to help find out more about managing money effectively.
Employing and supporting LGBTQIA+ workers
How employers can develop an inclusive workplace environment and support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual (LGBTQIA+) staff.
Car, van and travel expenses
What you can claim as business expenses for your company car, van and travel expenses and what you can’t claim for.