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Value and market your business for sale
Setting a price, building a marketing proposition and identifying possible buyers for your business.
Key factors affecting the value of your business
Planning ahead lets you influence some of the many factors affecting how much your business is worth.
Transferring a business to a family member
How objective succession planning can help you pass on your family business successfully and in a tax-efficient way.
Research sources of potential buyers of your business
Your own trade knowledge, and your adviser, should help you produce a shortlist of potential buyers.
Approach potential buyers of your business
How to approach and negotiate with potential purchasers.
Identify likely buyers for your business
Key points to look out for when trying to identify potential buyers for your business.
Common methods of valuing a business
Different techniques and industry methods of business valuation, eg discounted cashflow and asset valuation.
Prepare a sales memorandum
A good sales memorandum encourages potential purchasers to find out more.
EU VAT e-commerce package
Find out about the EU's e-commerce package that affects businesses or online marketplaces selling or supplying goods.
Find customs training providers
Find online and face to face training courses which will help you submit customs declarations
Food, drink and agriculture
Import and export rules in the Food and Agriculture sector
Moving qualifying goods from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK
Find out which goods qualify for unfettered access when moving from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.
Moving food and animal feed from Northern Ireland to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
Find out which food and animal feed goods qualify for unfettered access and can move from Northern Ireland to Great Britain without sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls.
Fair trading, accurate descriptions and Trading Standards
An introduction to fair-trading laws, accurate descriptions and the role of Trading Standards and how the rules apply to your business and what you must do.
Find out about public sector contracts in Northern Ireland
Find Northern Ireland public sector tenders and more contracts across the EU.
Additional rights for consumers when they make a complaint
There are additional rights for consumers when making a complaint that other traders do not have, including the right to ask for a repair or replacement.
Consumer Rights Act 2015 - what you need to know
Main considerations businesses need to know under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 relating to the sale of goods, provision of services and digital downloads.
Submitting new websites to search engines
Learn how to submit your website to a search engine and why this can help your website get found, and why you should avoid automated search engine submissions.
Segmenting your email marketing lists
How to ensure your marketing emails are sent to carefully targeted recipients by segmenting your lists and tailoring your email message to secure more sales.
TV, radio and cinema advertising
How radio, TV, and cinema advertising can help you reach your target audience, the costs you may incur and how to make the most from each of these mediums.