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Costs of buying business property
Financial considerations you should take into account when purchasing commercial premises.
Advantages and disadvantages of buying business property
You should weigh up both pros and cons when considering buying a business property.
Buying commercial property: using a surveyor
A surveyor can help you negotiate insurance and contracts and give you advice on any alterations that may be required.
Buying commercial property: concluding the sale
Completing the sale of a business property including exchanging contracts, deposits, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and Land Registry fees.
Make an offer to buy a business property
Understand conditional offers, lockout agreements, building survey results and raising finance for the purchase.
Buying commercial property: using a solicitor
A solicitor can offer valuable legal advice and support to negotiate a suitable deal when purchasing business property.
Buying business property
What to consider when buying your own business premises, financial and legal aspects, and when to use a solicitor or surveyor.
Carrying out and commissioning research on overseas markets
Undertaking market research in overseas export markets.
Top tips for conducting export market research
Five top tips to help you conduct your export market research.
Research product and packaging changes for export
Adjusting your product to comply with law overseas.
Conducting in-market export research
Ways of conducting in-market research on export markets.
Delegation skills for business owners and directors
Why effective delegating of business tasks can be efficient time management and how to best go about it.
Skills and training for company directors
Extra training that may be needed to fulfil the duties of a company director.
Managing your team
Discover the skills that make for successful team management.
Staff monitoring: reasons and methods
What workplace monitoring is, why monitor staff, and the methods you can use for surveillance.
Staff monitoring: deciding if it is justified
Using an impact assessment to determine if staff monitoring is justified and ensuring that you meet legal requirements on privacy.
Staff security and monitoring employees
How to ensure the safety of your staff and the rules to follow when using surveillance in the workplace.
Set up staff monitoring policies
Writing staff monitoring policies, particularly on the use of computers phones, and business vehicles.
What does importing involve?
Dealing with suppliers, controlling risk, handling import paperwork and foreign currencies.
Plan your import objectives
Setting goals and deciding your import objectives.