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Invoice discounting
Invoice discounters offer an advance on the total amount owed to you by customers.
Advantages and disadvantages of business budgeting
The benefits and potential drawbacks of budgeting for businesses.
Requirements when applying for a bank loan
Banks have a number of core criteria which they will take into account in assessing your finance application.
Advantages of credit checking customers
Why credit checking current or potential customers is so important.
Signs your business is overtrading
Be mindful of the symptoms of overtrading so you can try to prevent it.
Causes of cashflow problems in your business
Common causes of cashflow problems including late customer payments and seasonal demand.
Food crime
Understand the different types of food crime including theft, adulteration and document fraud, and how to report a food crime confidentially.
Crowdfunding
What is crowdfunding and how can it be used to finance a business.
Food law and enforcement
An introduction for food business operators to food law and food hygiene laws, and how they are enforced.
Food hygiene rating: appeals, replies and re-inspections
How to reply to and appeal your food hygiene rating, and request a re-visit inspection from a food safety officer.
Displaying and promoting your food hygiene rating
All food businesses in Northern Ireland must follow the rules on displaying their food hygiene rating.
Overview of food regulation and legislation
An overview of the laws, regulations, codes of practice and guidance for running a food business.
Food law enforcement agencies
How central government enforcement agencies work with local councils to enforce food laws and regulations.
Food Law Code of Practice
How food law codes of practice regulate the way local councils apply food legislation.
Food hygiene legislation
An outline of the food hygiene regulations that apply to all food businesses throughout the whole food chain.
Enforcement of food laws
The Framework Agreement outlines the remit of the Food Standards Agency to supervise and monitor local authority enforcement.
Food and feed hygiene for farmers and growers
Guidance for farmers and growers on hygiene, and food and feed health and safety legislation.
Running a craft brewery - Whitewater Brewing Company (video)
How Whitewater Brewing Company expanded from a small farm brewery to a larger-scale operation that exports around the world.
Support for craft breweries, cideries and distilleries
Find advice and support for craft beer and spirit producers in Northern Ireland from agencies such as Invest NI, Tourism NI, NIFDA and CAMRA.
Waste options for breweries, cideries and distilleries
How to dispose of brewery and distillery waste, and reuse it for animal feed, fertiliser and other environmentally-friendly purposes.