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Planning for e-commerce
What to consider when setting up e-commerce systems in your business and how to make the most of e-commerce opportunities.
Best practice in employment and improving skills
How to improve your chances of winning contract work by developing your staff and using best practice in employment when preparing to tender.
Implement changes to improve your business
Making the right changes to your business to improve prospects when competing for contracts and preparing to tender.
Improve health and safety in your business
Set high standards in health and safety to compete successfully for contract work when preparing your business to tender
Business mistakes: unrealistic goals
Being over-optimistic about your market size and potential overtrading can be problematic for new businesses.
Business mistakes: taking your eye off the competition
Analyse and monitor your business competition to stay ahead by understanding their strategies, anticipating market trends and adapting your plans accordingly.
Business mistakes: poor stock control
Guidance on how you can avoid poor stock and asset management on in the early days of running your new business
Common mistakes to avoid when starting a business
Learn about the most frequent mistakes made by new business owners so you can avoid them in your start-up journey
Business mistakes: poor or inadequate market research
Conduct thorough market research and get to know your clients when you start-up in business.
Business mistakes: weak financial planning
Lack of capital, contingency plans and a reluctance to seek professional advice are all potential start-up problems
Six tips to avoid common business start-up mistakes
A quick list of common start-up business mistakes which new businesses owners can make and how to avoid them.
Trading partner relationships and e-commerce
How internet-based technologies can improve relationships with your business and trading partners.
Business mistakes: hiring the wrong people
Making unwise staff hiring choices can seriously undermine the success of your start-up business.
Identify e-commerce opportunities
The main opportunities for introducing e-commerce within your business including direct sales, pre-sales and post-sales support.
Small Business Rate Relief
The Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) provides different levels of rate relief for Northern Ireland business properties depending on their net annual value.
Running an e-commerce website
The activities you will have to undertake once your e-commerce site has been launched including maintenance, marketing and security.
User experience in e-commerce
How to make an e-commerce website easy to use for the customer, including the user interface, shopping cart and payment software.
When do I need to hire a salesperson?
Assess your recruitment needs and don’t employ sales staff until you’re sure you need to – consider your current opportunities and resources.
The right pay package for your salespeople
How to create the right pay package for salespeople, balancing basic pay, commission, and non-financial incentives to attract, motivate, and retain them.
Recruiting new salespeople
Methods of recruiting sales staff including advertising, networking and using recruitment agencies.