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Protecting geographical food and drink names in Northern Ireland
Guidance on geographical indication and traditional specialty guaranteed protection for food, drink or agricultural products in Northern Ireland.
Apply to protect a geographical food or drink name in Northern Ireland
How to protect a product name under UK and EU geographical indication schemes in Northern Ireland.
Selling or closing a business
Having an exit strategy may be the best way to ensure a pain-free sale or liquidation.
Employers' responsibilities when selling a business
Information about your legal duties to inform and consult employees when transferring a business.
VAT when selling or closing a business
What you need to do if your business is VAT registered and you are closing or selling your business.
Difficulties paying HMRC
What you need to do if you have problems paying what you owe to HMRC when selling or closing a business.
Ten tips to increase profits
Simple strategies to help you reduce costs and increase the efficiency, productivity and value of your business.
Strategies to improve sales and profitability
Increase your business' profitability by assessing your current performance, controlling costs and processes, and maximising sales.
Increase profitability through supply chain management
Examine your purchasing processes and supply chain management to identify if you can increase profitability and efficiency of your supply chain.
Continuous improvement for better profitability
Importance of reviewing productivity and market trends, and analysing your business performance, to maintain the profitability of your business.
Reduce business costs to increase profits
Analyse your direct and indirect business costs to control and reduce expenditure and maximise your profit.
Enter new markets to increase profits
Increase your profitability by extending your products and services into new sectors or territories.
Improve productivity to increase profits
Understand the relationship between productivity and profitability - their differences and impact on your business' bottom line.
Target your most profitable customers
How to identify your best customers and sell more products or services to those customers that will deliver the most profit.
Strategies to increase sales revenue
Try these strategies to increase your sales and boost the profitability of your customers, product lines and business.
Calculate your profit margins
How to work out your gross profit margin and your net profit, and use these measures to increase revenue and profitability of your business.
Understanding contracts when buying or selling a business
Get expert advice to help you understand the many contracts involved in buying or selling a business.
Negotiating the sales deal - seller's perspective
The main points you need to consider when negotiating the sale of your business.
Preparing to negotiate the sale of a business
The contracts and non-legally binding documents you need for the sale process to begin.
Preparing for the final contract
Your legal obligations as you enter the final stage of negotiations.