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The law on commercial agents
Understand how you must treat your commercial agent under the Commercial Agents Regulations 1993 including the legal protection they may be entitled to.
Placing manufactured goods on the Northern Ireland market
Find out the EU rules relating to the placing on the market of manufactured goods.
Prevent product safety problems
How to put processes in place at every stage to prioritise product safety.
Demonstrating product safety compliance
Rules for demonstrating compliance with product safety law, including record keeping and reporting.
Product safety corrective action, recalls and incidents
Your legal duty for ensuring products are safe and actions you must take when there are problems.
Product safety liability and insurance
The law relating to product safety liability and why taking out product liability insurance is a good idea.
Grow your business
Browse our key guidance to help you find growth funding in Northern Ireland, and learn how you can scale up your business and grow
Social media
How to use social media to benefit your business through strategic planning and best practise
Tender for contracts
Guidance on preparing for tenders and the tender process, including public sector contracts in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Ireland and Europe
Market strategy and planning
How to develop a marketing strategy and write a marketing plan
Market research
How to conduct your market research and competitor research
Product safety advice and enforcement
How product safety is enforced locally and role of your local council’s Environmental Health Department.
EU BPR
How EU BPR affects businesses in Northern Ireland and where to get support for your activities which fall within scope
GB BPR
Guidance on how GB BPR regulates biocidal products that are supplied or used in the Great Britain market
How to keep up to date on chemical regimes
A quick reference guide on where to obtain the latest information on European Union and United Kingdom chemical regimes
REACH - Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals
What REACH is, and how you must comply with it if you supply, manufacture, use or import certain chemicals
Price lists, estimates, quotations and tenders
Find out how to present prices to your customers, including how to draw up price lists, estimates and quotations and prices for tenders.
Set objectives for contract negotiation
How to define goals and objectives for supplier negotiations, and determine your bargaining range ahead of the negotiations.
Prepare for contract negotiation
How to prepare for successful supplier contract negotiations.
Negotiating supplier contracts
Best practice tips and strategies to help you prepare for and conduct successful supplier contract negotiations.