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Managing suppliers and payments
Manage your suppliers. Invoicing and payment terms. Getting paid when selling overseas. Credit checking your customers and setting credit limits. Factoring and invoice discounting: the basics. Ensuring customers pay you on time. ...
Manage your cashflow
Cashflow management: the basics. Decide whether to lease or buy assets. Identify potential cashflow problems. Invoicing and payment terms. Factoring and invoice discounting: the basics. Credit checking your customers and setting credit limits. ...
Paying business rates
Payment options available for you to pay your business rates bill, what you should do if you can't pay your bill, and what will happen if you don't.
Register a trade mark outside the UK
How to register a trade mark in Europe and internationally by applying for EU trade mark registration or applying under the WIPO's Madrid protocol
Register a trade mark in the UK
Apply to the Intellectual Property Office to register your trade mark in the UK
What is a trade mark?
What can be registered as a trade mark in the UK and the difference between acceptable and unacceptable trade marks
Creating a new product development team
Build teams that can bring different skills into your product or service development and work together effectively
Screening new product or service ideas
How to evaluate if your business idea is viable, and what criteria to use to screen new product or service ideas
New product development process
Understand the key stages of new product development process (NPD process), from generating ideas and concepts, to product launch
Pricing strategy for a new product or service
Establishing a pricing strategy for a development project to determine how much to invest in it
Marking of patented products
What is patent marking and how to mark your products correctly to show that you have a patent or patent pending rights
How to protect new product ideas
Different ways in which you can protect your new product or service ideas and concepts
Test the market
How to develop ideas through the process of prototyping, market testing, brand building and pricing
Generating ideas for new products and services
How to generate ideas for new products and services, and evaluate those that are worth investing in
Researching new product and service ideas
How to research your new product or service ideas to make sure they can succeed in the market and meet customer needs
Benefits of improving heating system efficiency
Efficient heating systems can save you money, improve your business' image and prepare you for future regulation.
Passing off: definition, remedies and defences
Understand the common law of passing off, possible remedies for trade mark misrepresentation and passing off defences
How to make money from trade marks
Different ways to monetise your trade marks include licensing, transferring or mortgaging your marks, or using them to promote your business
Benefits of trade mark registration
Discover the advantages of registering a trade mark, and how registration helps to protect your business' profits, brand and reputation
Selecting a strong trade mark
How to choose a strong, distinctive trade mark for your product or services - key considerations and mistakes to avoid