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Product safety advice for businesses supplying goods in Northern Ireland
Guidance on ensuring products are safe and compliant with product safety laws that apply to the products supplied by your business.
Develop a digital marketing plan
What are the key components of a digital marketing plan, how to write each important section and what benefits can such a plan deliver to your business.
Understanding the law on product safety in Northern Ireland
Understand the basics of product safety law in Northern Ireland.
Grants: the basics
How to find a grant that suits your business and what makes a business eligible to receive one.
Why a grant application might be turned down
Prepare your application meticulously to limit the possibility of it being turned down.
What kind of grants are available?
Searching for grant funding using the Northern Ireland business support finder and other channels.
How to apply for a government grant
Advice to ensure your application is effective, including applying before the deadline and researching the grant body.
How to turn around a struggling business
The areas of your business that you should assess in order to uncover any problems or potential problems.
Steps to make your business more efficient
How you can get the most out of your staff, processes and resources to reduce costs and improve your business.
How you can improve your profitability
How to identify and take advantage of the opportunities within your business to enhance your profit margins.
Advantages of employing part-time workers
The benefits to employers of employing a part-time worker.
Recruiting and managing part-time workers
How employers can bring part-time workers into their business.
Options for part-time working
Considering term-time-only workers and job sharing as options for part-time working.
Part-time workers' rights
The right of part-time workers to receive the same pay, equal treatment and pro rata contractual benefits.
Changing an employee's working hours
How an employer can reach an agreement with a worker when you want to change their working hours.
Introducing job-sharing
Job-sharing is a good way of allowing part-time workers to cover full-time job positions.
Privacy and data protection in direct marketing
What steps you must take to protect your customers' privacy and data and comply with the law when carrying out email, telephone or any other direct marketing.
Data Protection Act
How rules on data protection are likely to affect your business including what personal information you store, how long you retain personal information, how it is stored and what it may be used for.
Common e-commerce pitfalls
Common factors that result in e-commerce systems not achieving their full potential and how to overcome the challenges and pitfalls of selling online.
Frequently asked questions about email marketing data protection
Some frequently asked questions about data protection in marketing including advertising for third parties, email marketing lists and similar products and services.