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Rules of origin
Guidance on how to check your goods meet the rules of origin
Apply to become a registered exporter if you're established in Northern Ireland
Apply to HMRC to become a registered exporter on the Registered Exporter (REX) system.
Buy a franchise
What franchising is, how to find and assess franchise opportunities and how to buy a franchise.
Advantages and disadvantages of buying an existing business
An overview of the advantages and disadvantages of buying an existing business.
Buy an existing business
Advantages and disadvantages of buying an existing business including how to assess and value it.
Existing employees when buying a business
Your legal obligations towards staff already working for the new company.
How to calculate the value of a business
How to find out whether the business you want to buy will be profitable and value for money.
Make sure a business is worth buying: due diligence
Research the new business to ensure it is right for you, use solicitors and accountants to help you.
Where to find a business to buy
Newspapers, trade journals, adverts, magazines, websites and word of mouth will help you find businesses for sale.
What type of business should I buy?
How to choose the right business for you.
Business transfer agents and business brokers
A business transfer agent or business broker could also help you to find the right business to buy.
Advantages and disadvantages of franchising
Franchises have benefits, proven ideas and brand names but the franchisor may restrict how you run the business.
Paper manufacturing and air pollution
Types of air pollution from paper and cardboard production, and what you must do to reduce or prevent it.
Paper manufacturing and noise pollution
What your business must do to reduce or prevent noise pollution from your paper and cardboard production.
Paper and cardboard manufacturing pollution prevention
How to prevent air, land and water pollution in paper and cardboard production and dealing with pollution incidents.
Prepare to write a site waste management plan
Deciding who will write your site waste management plan, their role and who else should be involved.
What a site waste management plan should contain
What information needs to be included in your site waste management plan for your construction site.
Identify construction waste and consider how to manage it
How estimating the types and amounts of waste on your building site will help you plan how to manage it.
Review and learn from your site waste management plan
The importance of reviewing a site waste management plan regularly to ensure it is working effectively.
What is a site waste management plan?
The different types of site waste management plan and the types of construction project they are most appropriate for.