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Creative Catalyst Challenge Fund 2024
£250,000 is available for creative entrepreneurs and businesses to decarbonise or reduce waste in the creative industries in the UK.
Demonstrate good environmental compliance
Show your environmental credentials to become a more attractive business to contractors in Northern Ireland when preparing your business for tender
Net Zero Heat Design Engineering Innovation Lab
Join a five-day collaborative workshop to develop project ideas for delivery of net zero heat building upgrades.
Funding for UK's independent screen sector
BFI will hold a Q&A session in Belfast on 17 April 2024 for businesses interested in applying to the UK Global Screen Fund.
Find contracts and tender successfully
Put your business in the best position to find and win tender competitions in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Republic of Ireland and the EU
GIP New York: Clean growth
Join Innovate UK's Global Incubator Programme to explore clean growth opportunities in New York.
Voluntary liquidation
Why voluntary liquidation might be the best way to cease your involvement in your business.
Why succession planning is important
How knowing what succession planning is and knowing what's at stake will help you to make wise decisions.
File your company accounts early this December to avoid a penalty
All limited companies, whether they trade or not, must deliver accounts to Companies House each year.
File your Companies House accounts early and online to avoid penalties
If you’re due to file accounts with Companies House by the end of September 2023, allow plenty of time before your deadline.
Using a sales agent
Advice on using an outside agency to sell your products and services, and the legal issues this can raise.
Create your sales plan
How a sales plan will help you to sell your product or service
Online selling
How your business can successfully use the internet to sell its products or service including creating an online shop and marketing online
Distance selling
The rules and regulations on distance selling (eg phone, mail order, online) and how to do it effectively.
Selling through retailers, wholesalers and other distributors
The benefits of selling to intermediaries and the key points to consider including how to manage your distributors.
Making your sales channels work together
How to manage your sales channels to increase sales including reviewing each channel and supporting them with advertising.
Reaching customers overseas
Reaching customers in overseas markets and the challenges you should consider such as resources, research and local laws.
Advantages and disadvantages of face to face sales
The costs and benefits associated with selling in person such as building personal relationships and persuasion.
Tax implications of family succession
Pass shares to family members tax-efficiently, maximising relief for Capital Gains Tax and inheritance tax.
Negotiate and close the sale
How to manage a negotiation, and ways of getting the client to commit to your product or service