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Does my business need a consumer credit licence?
If you sell on credit, lend money, issue credit cards, collect debts or give debt advice, you may need a consumer credit licence to operate.
Rules on credit agreements
Understand the rules that govern credit agreements between businesses and consumers such as the consumer credit act and consumer contract regulations.
How to apply for a consumer credit licence
You can apply for consumer credit licensing from the Financial Conduct Authority who will assess your fitness on factors such as competence and past offences.
Rules on advertising credit
The rules governing advertisement for credit or hire facilities including providing clear, easily understood information and a representative example.
Consumer credit rules for businesses that hire out or lease goods
An introduction to how consumer credit rules affect businesses that hire or lease goods including providing a written hire agreement stating the consumer’s rights.
Consumer credit
An overview of the rules about consumer credit and whether your business needs a consumer credit licence from the Financial Conduct Authority.
Development stage of a product life cycle
How to develop the idea for your product or service, plan potential outcomes and product expansion.
Product life cycles - decline stage
How to deal with product decline and extend the lifespan of your product or service.
Introduction stage of a product life cycle
How to introduce your product or service to potential customers in the marketplace and promote your business.
Entertainment and modelling agencies: agreeing terms with jobseekers
Terms must be agreed with the jobseeker before you help them to find work.
Entertainment and modelling agencies: cooling-off periods
Cooling-off periods where you cannot charge a fee if you enter into a contract with a work-seeker in several of the entertainment sectors.
Entertainment and modelling agencies: charging fees to certain jobseekers
Subject to certain rules, you can charge fees to certain jobseekers for work-finding services in the acting, entertainment or modelling sectors.
Entertainment and modelling agencies: client accounts
When an employment agency receives money on behalf of a client the money must be paid into a client account.
Entertainment and modelling agencies: providing additional services to jobseekers
Providing additional services to jobseekers in the entertainment or modelling sectors.
Exceptions for up-front fees for fashion and photographic models
When supplying photographic and fashion models, you cannot charge any up-front fees for work-finding services.
Entertainment and modelling agencies
Rules when running an employment agency for the entertainment and modelling industries.
Entertainment and modelling agencies: accounts and records
As an entertainment or modelling agency you are required to maintain sufficient accounts and records to show transactions relating to client money.
Advantages and disadvantages of using social media
Understand how social media can benefit your business through increased brand awareness, and the potential pitfalls such as ineffective use.
Comply with advertising standards
The laws and codes of practice that govern advertisements and direct marketing and how to work within them by being honest, legal, decent and truthful.
How are advertising standards regulated?
How advertising standards are regulated in the UK by two advertising codes covering broadcast and non-broadcast advertising and how to work within them.