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Your export packaging options
The ways you can choose to ship your goods, from loose and unpacked to palletised and containerised.
What is export packaging?
Explaining the three main types of layered packaging to use when preparing your export goods for transport.
Where to buy export packaging and labels
How your business can find reliable suppliers of export packaging and sources of knowledge and expertise in the sector.
How to label and package goods being shipped out of the UK
How to package your goods safely and how to mark them with the right information labels when your business is exporting.
What is a quality management system?
Different types of quality management systems, their core elements and purpose, and how to choose the right quality approach for your business.
Quality management standards
Overview of the quality management systems, the ISO 9001 standard, benefits to your business and steps to ISO implementation and certification.
Business growth planning
What is a growth plan, how to plan for business growth or expansion, and what to include in the growth plan document.
Benefits of ongoing business planning
The importance of business planning and its role in securing funding, allocating resources and aligning business goals to strategy.
Business plans for each department
How to create a business growth plan that incorporates objectives for individual departments within your business.
Use a business plan to allocate resources effectively
How to use your business plan to identify resources you will need to meet your objectives and grow your business.
Use targets to implement your business plan
Importance of setting SMART targets and measuring relevant KPIs to support your business' growth goals.
Advantages of having a project manager
How to choose and work with a great project manager, or develop project management skills in-house.
Project management checklist
Use our checklist to help you improve project planning and execution, and manage your project successfully.
Quality management statement template
Sample quality management policy document with tips on writing a quality policy statement for your business.
RIDDOR: Reporting an incident
Your legal responsibilities to report accidents and illnesses under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
RIDDOR: Keeping records of accidents and ill health
What records of accidents, injuries and ill health you must keep under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
Outsourcing considerations
Prepare for outsourcing and be aware of pitfalls in areas of costs, productivity, communication and culture.
Outsourcing: seven top tips
Find best practice tips for successful outsourcing to help you make outsourcing work for your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing
Discover the benefits and risks of outsourcing - consider them carefully to assess the potential impact on your business.
Choose an outsourcing partner
How to find the right outsourcing partner and choose a provider that can add value to your business.