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IR35 and other special rules
Understand the employment status of your contractors and the off-payroll working through an intermediary (IR35) rules.
Employment status
Understand employment status and how to check the status of different workers, employees, contractors, and directors.
Recruiting effectively to grow your business (video)
Advice on how effective recruitment will ensure you get the right people to grow your business.
Further education training opportunities for your business
How further education (FE) and higher education (HE) courses can develop your employees' professional skills and bring measurable benefits to your business.
Staff and business development: further education courses
The further education colleges and three main universities in Northern Ireland offer a wide range of accredited and bespoke courses that can be tailored to your staff and business needs.
Business security: protecting staff
How to provide a safe workplace and develop strategies that will protect employees from criminal and violent behaviour.
Secure your business premises
Secure your business property by applying the right security measures to deter criminals.
Franchise fees and royalties
Initial franchise fees help recover development and marketing costs while continuing royalties or mark-ups provide your profit.
Potential problems when buying a business
Be aware of potential issues that may affect your purchase of an existing business.
Preparing to sell your business
Options for selling your business, making it attractive to purchasers and finding advisers.
Streamline your business operations when selling your business
Steps that reduce the risk for potential buyers of your business and can increase the price they are willing to pay.
Is selling my business the right exit strategy?
How your objectives as the owner and manager, and for the business itself can help determine the best exit route.
Advantages and disadvantages of selling your business
There can be benefits to selling your business but you should also be aware of potential disadvantages.
Choosing advisers when selling your business
The role of accountants, solicitors and corporate finance advisers in the sale of your business and how they charge.
Ways to sell your business
Options for selling your business - partial sale, selling in instalments, sale of assets, sale to an equity buyer.
Advertise a job on JobApplyNI.com
Submit and manage your job vacancies for free online to fill your posts more easily.
Get ready to sell your business
Negotiating the sale of your business, assessing offers and understanding the legal and tax implications.
Turning my business into a franchise - the Zip Yard (video)
Brian Kielt, director and co-founder of the Zip Yard, explains in this video how he turned his business into a franchise.
Franchise your business
Growing your business by working with independent franchisees.
Working with non-union representatives
How consulting employees and their representatives can encourage a trusting and co-operative business environment.