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Recycling tiles and board from construction projects
How you can recycle or reuse tile and board materials on your construction project, and the potential benefits.
Debt finance for music businesses
How to raise money for your music project through debt finance, including bank loans, credit cards, overdrafts, etc.
Skills support for creative businesses
Sources of skills support and development for creative businesses in Northern Ireland.
Networking for creative businesses in Northern Ireland
Find out about networking opportunities for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing product distribution
Consider the benefits and challenges of outsourcing product distribution, and IP issues in outsourcing agreements.
Licensing your intellectual property
How to license out your intellectual property, and choose the right type of license, to fuel the growth of your business.
Selling your intellectual property
How to value and sell your business' intellectual property and use your IP to support your growth strategy.
Grow your business through franchising
Find out how to grow your business through a franchise operation, and use franchise agreements to prevent common problems.
Intellectual property business help and support
Overview and contact details for organisations that can help and advise you on intellectual property queries.
Intellectual property health check
Find out how you can use the IPO's free IP Health Check tool to help protect your intellectual property assets.
Use intellectual property to grow your business
Ways you can use intellectual property (such as brands, patents and designs) to support the growth of your business.
Prepare to write a site waste management plan
Deciding who will write your site waste management plan, their role and who else should be involved.
What a site waste management plan should contain
What information needs to be included in your site waste management plan for your construction site.
Identify construction waste and consider how to manage it
How estimating the types and amounts of waste on your building site will help you plan how to manage it.
Review and learn from your site waste management plan
The importance of reviewing a site waste management plan regularly to ensure it is working effectively.
What is a site waste management plan?
The different types of site waste management plan and the types of construction project they are most appropriate for.
Introduction to site waste management plans
How to prepare a site waste management plan in your business and how to implement it on your construction site.
Review your business plan
What is a business planning cycle, and how often should you review your business plan to update it and set new objectives.
Make your business plan a tool for growth (video)
Video tutorial on how to use a business plan to encourage and drive growth in your business.
Using a business model to improve your business (video)
Advice to help you become more competitive by using a clear business model as part of your business plan.