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Export controls: dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
How to import goods to Northern Ireland: step-by-step
How to move goods to Northern Ireland from a country outside the UK and the EU.
Find out about franchise opportunities
How and where to find out about franchise opportunities.
Cost of living: Support and advice for small businesses
Sources of support and funding to help Northern Ireland businesses.
Your legal responsibilities for lone workers' safety
It is your legal responsibility to ensure that lone workers are at no greater risk than other employees, make sure you take action to assess and minimise risks
Help and advice for employee buyouts
Sources of information, advice and specialist financing for employee buyout.
Key stages in an employee buyout
Assessing feasibility, planning, negotiating and completing an employee buyout.
Forms of employee ownership
Employee trusts, direct share ownership, co-operatives and other employee ownership options.
Financing an employee buyout
Borrowing options, deferred payment and employee financing for buyouts.
Visual merchandising: retail store design and layout
The interior of your retail store can impact your customers’ decisions on what to buy.
Train employees to lift and carry correctly
Teaching staff good handling techniques and how to identify potentially harmful activities can help reduce the risk of injury from manual handling tasks.
Assess the risks of manual handling
Conducting a risk assessment of tasks that involve lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling heavy loads in five easy steps, from identify to taking action.
Reduce the risks of manual handling
Avoiding lifting and carrying altogether, automating processes and providing mechanical equipment can all help reduce manual handling risks of moving loads.
Reduce the risks of remote working
Advice on minimising the risks involved in working away from the office including examples of common remote working risks and how to reduce them
How do I pay the Carrier Bag Levy to DAERA?
There is an online site which must be accessed to pay the Carrier Bag Levy to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
Tips for good lifting technique
Lifting loads safely - plan the lift, get a good hold, avoid twisting the back, move smoothly - key techniques for reducing manual handling risks.
Making an import supplementary declaration
Find out how and when to make a supplementary declaration when using simplified declarations to bring goods into the UK.
Making an import declaration in your records
Find out how to declare imported goods to customs by entering them in your own records.
Making an export supplementary declaration
Find out how and when to make a supplementary declaration when taking goods out of the UK using simplified declarations.
Further education: skills development programmes
List of further education skills development programmes in Northern Ireland.