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IP rights: designs
An overview of design as an intellectual property asset and advice on how to use unregistered and registered designs to secure your IP
IP rights: patents
What is a patent, how to apply for one, and how to use and enforce it to protect your business' intellectual property
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.
What higher education is
Types of higher education qualifications that are available to your employees
Benefits of higher education and work-based learning
Types of higher education qualifications and how they can improve motivation and reduce staff turnover
Recruiting higher education students
Ways to incorporate higher education skills into your business
Getting ready to export
The key areas to research before you start exporting.
Use the right export support services
Government help for exporters and other sources of information and support.
Export checklist: review your export readiness
Export readiness review: planning, marketing and export procedures.
Property changes and business rates
How making alterations to your property or the type of business you use them for can affect your business rates.
Business property specification
Preparing a specification that sets out what you want when starting a search for commercial premises.
Improve your cashflow and business performance
Assess your business' performance. Assess and improve your business cashflow. Ensuring customers pay you on time. Recover your debts. Avoid insolvency. How to turn your business around.
Open data opportunities for business
What is open data, where to find open data in Northern Ireland, and how to make the most of its business opportunities.
Expert financial advice
Guides which can help your business to find the right financial advice for different common and specific issues.
Checklist: developing a product or service
Step-by-step list on how to develop new products or services, with a checklist of key things to consider before and during development
Grants and government support
Find and secure grants and government support to help start up and develop your business
Get help with intellectual property protection
Advice, guidance and support with intellectual property issues for Northern Ireland businesses