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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.
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.
Create a more innovative business: top tips
Simple tips to help you make your business more innovative and develop an innovation strategy for success
Six tips for Industry 4.0 adoption
Simple tips to help every business embrace digital technologies to drive innovation, efficiencies, improved customer service and cost savings
Support for manufacturing innovation
Where to find financial, technological and advisory support for manufacturing innovation in Northern Ireland
Products that need CE marking
What products need to be CE marked before you can trade them freely in the EU, which European product directives apply, and when is CE marking required
Email marketing
Best practice advice to improve open and click rates and boost sales through email marketing campaigns.
What is email marketing?
Definition of email marketing, its importance for your business, the types of email marketing and options for sending email marketing messages.
How to ensure your online sales promotions are compliant
How you can make sure your online sales promotions are compliant and do not mislead consumers.
Sales laws
Laws regarding the sale of goods, including age-restriction, Sunday trading and labelling
Recognition for good design
How to get recognition for your design success and capitalise on the opportunities it can generate.
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.