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Manage the family succession process
Writing and communicating a plan, setting out goals and key stages for transfer of control to a family successor.
One family successor or more?
Benefits of passing a family business to a single individual - and how to make financial provision for the others.
Seven steps to buying a business
All the steps you should take to find and buy a new business.
What is franchising?
The different types of franchises and sales relationships such as distribution and dealership, agencies and licensing.
Family succession: clarify your future involvement
Stepping down from the business and getting the financial independence needed to give your successor a free hand.
Turn your business into a franchise - eight top tips
Our top tips outline how you can successfully franchise your business.
The franchise agreement for a franchisor
A clear contract sets out what rights and obligations you and the franchisee have.
Display screen equipment health and safety
Computer screens, keyboards and pointing devices must meet certain criteria to comply with to meet health and safety law and protect your staff from injuries
Monitor agency workers' health and safety
Health checks can be an important part of meeting your health and safety responsibilities, businesses and agencies can use checks to protect agency workers.
Risk assessment: groups who are at risk
Identify which groups that could be harmed or injured as part of a workplace risk assessment, including groups who are at particular risk like young workers.
Using health and safety management systems
Introducing and continually improving your management system through planning, implementing procedures, setting targets and making improvements.
COMAH regulated site responsibilities
Your responsibilities if you have a site regulated by the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations.
Prevent corporate manslaughter
Health and safety legislation imposes obligations on businesses, and failure to comply can lead to prosecution, health and safety must be managed effectively
Laptop health and safety
What to consider before you buy a laptop for your employees to use, how to reduce the health and safety risks and the training you must provide by law
Should I buy a franchise?
Questions to help you assess whether you could run a successful franchise.
Advantages and disadvantages of franchising your business
The benefits and potential drawbacks of using franchising to grow your business.
Advantages of an employee buyout
An employee buyout can help preserve your business and employees jobs, and deliver a fair price.
Find out about franchise opportunities
How and where to find out about franchise opportunities.
Your legal responsibilities for lone workers' safety
It is your legal responsibility to ensure that lone workers are at no greater risk than other employees, make sure you take action to assess and minimise risks
Help and advice for employee buyouts
Sources of information, advice and specialist financing for employee buyout.