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Evaluate health and safety risks and decide on precautions
Assessing the risks at your place of work and developing systems to avoid these hazards and accidents such as issuing protective equipment or reducing exposure.
Safe manual handling at work
Protecting employees from the risks of carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling loads by assessing and reducing the risks and ensuring staff are properly trained.
Key health and safety management legal obligations
Staying up to date with your legal responsibilities for health and safety to protect staff, customers and visitors, have liability insurance and have a policy.
Control and review your health and safety management systems
Keeping records and driving continual improvement of health and safety management through setting targets, regular reviews and audits.
Write an effective press release
The types of news that media organisations look for and the key elements your press release should include.
Non-media public relations
The key non-media PR activities you can use to raise the profile of your business including sponsoring events.
Advantages and disadvantages of using online marketplaces
The benefits and challenges of using online marketplaces such as Amazon or eBay to sell your products over the internet.
Selling through online marketplaces
The main benefits of selling through online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon and advice on how to get started selling.
Getting started on Amazon Marketplace
The basics of how to start selling products on the Amazon Marketplace including the steps you need to take.
Selling through niche online marketplaces
How to sell goods on specialist online marketplaces such as Etsy, Folksy, Not On The High Street and Gumtree.
Selling on Amazon Marketplace
How to sell on Amazon Marketplace, including uploading listings and the Buy Box.
What is branding?
What branding is, and how it could benefit your business if you get it right by highlighting what is unique about your business compared to competitors.
Get the skills to start a business when unemployed
How find sources of training and support to get the experience and confidence to start your own business.
Finding a business idea when unemployed
Tips and resources to help you to find a successful business idea, concept, product or service to base your business on.
Alternative sources of business finance
Consider alternative sources of finance including, family loans, part-time jobs, re-mortgages and credit unions.
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.
Creative ways to succeed in business
How to think outside the box in business and how to implement and profit from your creative thinking.
Control costs when starting your business
How to keep control of costs in your startup business and how to look for common ways to make savings.
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.
Realistic business planning with limited finances
How to create business plans and cashflow forecasts to help control finances in your startup business.