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Advice and support for diversifying your farm
Find local organisations which provide advice and support for the expansion or diversification of your farm business.
Advantages of diversifying your farm
Some of the benefits of adding new business ideas and income streams into your existing farm business
What is farm diversification?
What farm diversification means for your business and how to use your land, tools and expertise to drive business growth.
Having trouble raising finance for your business?
How to overcome problems when trying to raise finance to get your new business idea off the ground.
Growing a retail business - Cunningham Butchers & Food Hall (video)
James Cunningham, Managing Director of Cunningham Butchers & Food Hall, explains how they successfully grew their retail business.
Realistic business planning with limited finances
How to create a business plan and a cashflow forecast to help control finances in your start-up business.
Alternative sources of business finance
Consider alternative funding options including family loans, part-time jobs, re-mortgages and credit unions.
Farm diversification ideas
Ideas to diversify your farm with tourism, livestock products, renewable energy and seasonal events to boost income.
Retail
Guidance on getting started in retail, improving your retail business, running a retail premises, retail and the environment, business finances and the law, and employing people in retail
Control costs when starting your business
How to keep control of costs in your startup business and tips to save money and increase profits for your business.
Manage your cashflow effectively
Make your cash work for you by keeping a regular check on all money going in and out of the business.
Support for social enterprises in Northern Ireland
A range of support to help social entrepreneurs realise their vision and run their social enterprise.
Social enterprises and the public sector
Ways for social enterprises to maximise their chances of winning public sector contracts through tender competitions
Expenses if you're self-employed
An overview of the types of business running costs you can and can't claim as a business expense from HMRC.
Teach yourself how to manage money better
Use all the resources that are available to your business to help find out more about managing money effectively.
Successfully growing an online retail business - Ooh & Aah Cookies
How Ooh & Aah Cookies has successfully grown its online retail business.
Car, van and travel expenses
What you can claim as business expenses for your company car, van and travel expenses and what you can’t claim for.
Help available for business rates
Information on various rate relief and support schemes for businesses.
Non-Domestic Vacant Rating
The rating of vacant non-domestic property has been in place to encourage properties to be brought back into use.
How business rates valuations are calculated
Valuation for newly built properties, alterations to an existing property, specialist schemes, and appealing your valuation.