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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.
Skills for Life and Work: Providing work experience for young people
Helping employers in Northern Ireland provide work experience for school leavers aged 16-17 years old (and under 22 and 24 years old for those with extended eligibility).
Industrial disputes
How to avoid industrial disputes and collective grievances with sections of your workforce, and how to resolve them.
Create a successful family-business constitution
Using a written document to state principles and serve as a practical guide for conflict management and prevention
Key things to consider when setting up a family business
Common challenges when starting a family business such as allocating shares, job roles and ensuring good communication.
Develop a remuneration strategy for your family business
How to apply fair, consistent and open principles when devising a remuneration strategy in a family business.
Advice and support for family-run businesses
Details of dedicated advice and support organisations for starting up and running your family businesses.
Advantages and disadvantages of family businesses
Some of the advantages and disadvantages which you can typically encounter when running a family business.
Effective communication in family businesses
How to prevent misunderstanding and conflict arising by providing feedback mechanisms and involving advisers.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage - calculating minimum wage pay
How to calculate the minimum wage and use reference periods to work out if they have been met.
Pay that does not count towards the minimum wage - overtime and shift rates
Examples of how to calculate minimum wage for overtime and shift rates.
National Minimum Wage and Living Wage pay reference periods - timesheets
The minimum wage and what happens when time worked is recorded in timesheets.
National Minimum Wage and Living Wage pay reference periods - bonuses
Bonuses and the minimum wage.
National Minimum Wage and Living Wage pay reference period
The pay reference period when calculating the minimum wage.