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Broadband security and your business
An overview of the threats to your broadband, and the steps you can take to reduce the risks to your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing product distribution
Consider the benefits and challenges of outsourcing product distribution, and IP issues in outsourcing agreements.
Licensing your intellectual property
How to license out your intellectual property, and choose the right type of license, to fuel the growth of your business.
Selling your intellectual property
How to value and sell your business' intellectual property and use your IP to support your growth strategy.
Grow your business through franchising
Find out how to grow your business through a franchise operation, and use franchise agreements to prevent common problems.
Intellectual property business help and support
Overview and contact details for organisations that can help and advise you on intellectual property queries.
Intellectual property health check
Find out how you can use the IPO's free IP Health Check tool to help protect your intellectual property assets.
Use intellectual property to grow your business
Ways you can use intellectual property (such as brands, patents and designs) to support the growth of your business.
Paper manufacturing and water and sewer discharge
Preventing water pollution from paper and cardboard production, and authorisations needed for discharges to water.
Paper manufacturing and land contamination
Dealing with land pollution at paper and cardboard sites, and how you can avoid causing land contamination.
Paper manufacturing site pollution incident prevention
Types of pollution incidents from paper and cardboard production, and how you can prepare for and deal with them.
Review your business plan
What is a business planning cycle, and how often should you review your business plan to update it and set new objectives.
How to comply with energy labelling requirements
An overview of the steps your business needs to take to comply with ecodesign requirements for energy-related products.
Which products need an energy label?
The types of in-scope energy-related products that require energy efficient labelling under legislation.
Ecodesign requirements
What your business needs to do to comply with the ecodesign requirements for energy-related products.
Ecodesign and energy labelling in manufacturing
How to comply with with ecodesign and energy labelling legislation that applies to energy-related products.
What are quality management standards?
Introduction to quality management standards, their purpose and examples you can implement in your business.
Advantages of quality management systems
Key benefits of implementing ISO 9001 or another quality management system in your business to increase efficiency, productivity and customer satisfaction.
ISO 9001 certification
Find out about the ISO 9001 certification process, the associated costs, and what you must do to prepare for ISO 9001 certification assessment.
ISO 9001 certification costs
How to budget for an ISO 9001 project, and what types of costs to consider for QMS implementation and certification.