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Starting a business as a female entrepreneur - DELI LITES
Jackie Reid explains how she used her skills and expertise to develop her startup idea into a successful business
Franchising options
Business format franchising, licensing, and agency and distribution agreements.
The basics of starting a business
Simple steps to create a business plan, find customers and decide on a legal structure for your startup business
Business exit strategy: selling your business
How to develop key business characteristics that will make selling your business to another business more likely.
Business exit strategy: float your business on the stock market
Characteristics your business will need to attract venture capital investment or for a stock-market flotation.
Exit strategy: key considerations when starting a business
Overview of the key start-up decisions that could affect your ability to successfully exit your business.
Business exit strategy: close your business
Overview of the circumstances in which you may close your business and the practicalities of how to go about it.
Social enterprises as registered charities
Charitable purposes, features of charities, governing documents and registration
Find and develop a business idea
The first steps to finding and developing a business idea and the research you might need to undertake
Do you have the qualities to be a young entrepreneur?
Find out if you have the skills and experience to become a young entrepreneur
Key challenges for young entrepreneurs
The main challenges that young entrepreneurs may need to overcome from lack of experience to sourcing finance
Develop your franchise format
The franchise operations manual, and protecting your brand.
Is franchising right for your business?
Offering franchisees a successful business model, and having the right resources and skills.
Six top tips for business networking
Networking tips for raising your profile, meeting new customers and suppliers, sharing knowledge and sourcing finance
What networks are available to Northern Ireland businesses?
Business networking events hosted by business support organisations across Northern Ireland
Build your own business network
Create and make the most of an informal business network in Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland business networks
Invest Northern Ireland provides business support programmes, business growth help and business networking events
Business and commercial environment of Northern Ireland
Key trading sectors, business taxation and government help for businesses in Northern Ireland
Demographics of Northern Ireland
Overview of population, labour market, main business centres and economic activity in Northern Ireland
Stock control systems - keeping track using computer software
Sales order processing, automatic stock monitoring and how to choose the right stock control system