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Banking overseas and UK-based foreign currency accounts
Pros and cons of opening an overseas bank account or a UK-based foreign currency account to hedge your risks
Buying currency options
The pros and cons of buying currency options and how it might help your business hedge foreign exchange risks
Foreign currency transactions and bookkeeping
How making and receiving payments in foreign currencies can affect your accounts
Who is involved in an e-commerce project?
An overview of the range of interested parties involved in an e-commerce project including marketing and IT and external suppliers
Appoint advisers for successful flotation
The advisers you need for a flotation including corporate advisers, stockbrokers, corporate lawyers and accountants
Advantages and disadvantages of using a payment-processing company
Using payment-processing companies to handle online card transactions has advantages, but it is also worthwhile to consider the disadvantages.
Advantages and disadvantages of selling through online marketplaces
Using an online marketplace for your business has many advantages, but it is also worthwhile to consider the disadvantages.
Checklist: applying for an internet merchant account
The requirements you will need to satisfy when applying to a bank for an internet merchant account.
Online selling
How your business can successfully use the internet to sell its products or service including creating an online shop and marketing online
Packaging and labelling for export
What packaging and labelling considerations businesses should consider when exporting goods including local rules and language.
Product packaging design
How the design of your packaging can help you sell your goods and build your brand.
Packaging - environmental considerations
Environmental regulations and considerations when designing packaging including reducing the weight and volume and your duty of care for waste.
Support and guidance for home heating oil suppliers
How home heating oil suppliers can comply with Trading Standards legislation and avoid consumer disputes.
Identify finance options for your business (video)
In this video, business advisers explain how to identify finance options for your business.
Create your marketing strategy
Decide how to market your product or service to potential customers by developing a marketing strategy that positions your product to particular customers
Branding and design
Creating a successful brand and using design throughout your business
Traditional marketing
The basics of traditional and offline marketing tactics such as advertising, PR and direct marketing
Start a sales forecasts
How to use last year's sales as a starting point for your forecast of next year's sales to help manage your business more effectively.
Grow a tourism business
How to plan to grow your tourism business in Northern Ireland and take advantage of the growing tourism market including major events, screen and food tourism.
Planning to grow a tourism business
Plan to grow your tourism business by creating a strategic plan, assessing your current performance and conducting market research and write a marketing plan.