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Trade and treat customers fairly
How to comply with regulations that require you to treat customers, make contracts and trade fairly during the sale or supply of products and services.
Legislation affecting the sale of goods
Your customers' legal rights when they buy goods from you, the limits to these rights and how you can comply.
Price comparison rules: recommended retail prices, sales, offers
Comparing your selling prices with another price such as a recommended retail price or a pre-printed price, sale and event prices or free offers.
Avoid misleading pricing information
Matters that businesses need to be aware of so that the price information they give to consumers isn't misleading such as including VAT.
Price comparison rules: perishables, distance sales, further reductions
Making price comparisons in special cases such as perishable goods and distance contracts, and making a series of price reductions over time.
Price comparison rules: conditional and introductory offers
Making price comparisons during promotions such as introductory offers, offers that are conditional on factors like quantity and special customer groups.
Store and handle construction waste materials effectively
How storing and handling construction waste properly can help you comply with legislation and manage waste.
Monitor your site waste management plan's effectiveness
Monitor the effectiveness of your site waste management plan by collecting and analysing construction waste data.
Improve the way construction materials are bought and supplied
How to reduce construction site waste by improving the way your business buys and receives materials.
Site waste management communication and training
Informing everyone on site about the site waste management plan and providing training so they can follow it.
Secure equity investment
How to secure private equity or business angel investment in your business.
Setting terms and conditions
How to set the terms of a contract between you and your customers.
Setting suitable payment terms for your customers
Payment terms are crucial to your cashflow and competitive position and should be explained clearly to customers.
VAT details to include on invoices
VAT-registered businesses must include extra information on invoices, such as identifying numbers and VAT paid.
Understanding depreciation of assets
The value of assets falls over time and can be written off in accounts spreading the cost over several tax years.
Taking court action to collect debts
Taking court action to collect debts.
Taking non-court action to collect debts
There are a number of ways of collecting a debt without having to go to court.
Advantages and disadvantages of using a debt collection agency
Using a debt collection agency could help your business but there are also some possible disadvantages to consider.
What is equity finance and is it right for your business?
Work out whether equity finance can provide the finance you want for your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of factoring
Factoring boosts cashflow but there are costs and it brings a third party into the relationship between you and your customer.