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Northern Ireland business networks
Find Northern Ireland business networks for local guidance, business opportunities, improvement and success
Working for yourself
What it means to be self-employed, what you legally need to do if you work for yourself, and support for your business
How to start a business in Northern Ireland
Guidance on how to access support, mentoring and advice from your local council to develop your start-up business idea
Taxes, duty and legal considerations when exporting to France
Find out about the numerous things you need to consider before you start exporting to France.
How to start your business in Mid Ulster
Start-up support for entrepreneurs and early stage businesses in the Mid Ulster District Council area.
Legal structures for businesses - an overview
Company, partnership or sole trader - understand the differences and find the right structure for your new business.
Choose the right name for your business
How to find the right name for your business and the rules and regulations involved in registering your business name.
Choose the right structure for your social enterprise
The various types of social enterprise and how you can set one up, with links to forms and further information
Diversify your farm business
How to add new and innovative business ideas to your farming business to raise income, with an overview of local support
Create a goods movement reference
Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Tell HMRC when exports have arrived or departed a UK port
Use this service if you're an authorised loader arriving or departing goods from the UK.
Get proof your goods have Union (EU) status
Find out if your goods have Union (EU) status and how to prove Union (EU) status if your goods are moving to ports or airports in the EU or from and to Northern Ireland.
Customs declarations
How to use the UK Trade Tariff and other Customs IT systems
Business growth support in Mid Ulster
Council and local organisation support and opportunities to grow your business in the Mid Ulster District Council area
Exporting and importing - find a case study
Exporting and importing video case studies.
Develop a business idea
Support for female entrepreneurs to develop a well-defined product or service before launch into the market
Researching export markets – Genie Insights
Matt Reeve, Director of Genie Insights, explains how the business researches export markets.
Import or export endangered species: check if you need a CITES permit
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Customs Declaration Completion Requirements for The Northern Ireland Protocol
Use this guide as a supplement when using the CDS trade tariffs to import and export goods to and from Northern Ireland.
Estimate your rate bill
Get an indication of how much your business rates bill could be for 2024-25.