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Business property specification
Preparing a specification that sets out what you want when starting a search for commercial premises.
Six tips for choosing the right business property
Six tips to help you find a suitable commercial property to buy or rent for your business.
Legal considerations when choosing business property
Key legal obligations and restrictions to consider when choosing commercial premises.
Choose the right location for your business premises
Identify the advantages and disadvantages when deciding on a suitable location for your commercial property.
Search for commercial property
Specifying what you want when searching for business premises and where you can search for suitable commercial property.
Gas safety in rented business property
Division of responsibilities between landlords and tenants for gas safety checks and maintenance.
Commercial rental property: landlord and tenant responsibilities
Responsibility for health and safety and maintenance duties in business properties.
Deciding on the right premises for your business (video)
Short video outlines key factors to consider when deciding on suitable business premises.
Certificate of fitness for rental properties
To rent out a property, you must obtain a certificate of fitness from your local council.
Rental property health and safety
Landlords' health and safety responsibilities when letting property.
Register a house in multiple occupation
Houses rented to 3 or more unrelated people must be registered as an HMO.
What is Six Sigma?
How implementing Six Sigma on a project-by-project basis can improve quality and reduce waste in your business.
Process efficiency to cut waste
How reducing waste in your operational processes by using Lean Thinking and Six Sigma can benefit your business.
Using and managing solvents
How to reduce, monitor and manage the use of solvents in your business to reduce environmental impacts and costs.
What are Lean methods?
The origins of lean methods and using lean tools to maximise the use of resources in your business processes.
How to get from unemployed to self-employed
Information and advice on how to get started in business when you are unemployed and key questions to consider.
Business start-up challenges for unemployed people
Guidance on starting your own business when unemployed and how to overcome any potential challenges along the way.
Support and advice for waste issues in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland sources of advice and support to meet waste obligations and improve your environmental performance.
What is an environmental review?
An environmental review is a three-stage process of assessing environmental performance and making improvements.
The franchise business model
A basic overview of how to start your new business by buying a franchise and what to know before signing an agreement.