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Family succession planning
Choosing who your successor will be and preparations for the succession.
Trade sales
How selling your business might be the best option for you.
How to find the right designer or design agency
How to choose the right designer or design agency to work with, and develop an ongoing relationship with them
Growth through sales
Understand how increasing your sales and improving your sale process (online or offline) can help you grow your business
Design sign off and approval
What is design sign off, the common issues and problems that can come up, and why sign off can be a useful milestone in a design process
Placing manufactured goods on the EU market
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured goods you place on the EU market.
Intellectual property checklist for start-ups
Step-by-step checklist of things you should consider when protecting the intellectual property of your new business
Working with a designer to develop new technologies
How to find the right designer for your technology development project.
Advantages of protecting intellectual property
There are many benefits to protecting intellectual property assets of your business - find out why you should take steps to secure your IP rights
Different types of intellectual property
Understand what intellectual property is, the different types that exist, and how to use IP to protect your ideas, products and business
How to protect intellectual property
Advice to help you protect your intellectual property and plan your business’ IP strategy
Protecting patents abroad
How to go about applying for a patent in Europe or abroad
Catapult Network
How to gain access to expertise and facilities within the world-leading technology and innovation Catapult centres
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.