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Support for entrepreneurs on low incomes
Support available for people on low incomes who set up a business, including business advice and financial support.
Starting a business when unemployed
Information and advice on starting a business when unemployed and the support available to help you get started.
Start-up support for female entrepreneurs
A guide specifically for women entrepreneurs with information and support developed to help women in business
Starting a business: advice for people with a disability
Information and advice about starting a business for disabled people and the specialist advice and support available
Get help to develop a business plan through your local council
How your local council provides one-to-one support from expert advisers to help you to develop your business plan
Prepare a financial plan for your start-up business
How to draw up a robust business financial plan to help to project and control budgets, cashflow, sales and overheads
Write a business plan: step-by-step
A guide on the essential role that creating and using a business plan plays in starting your new business.
Ten steps to a successful start-up
Thinking of starting a business but don’t know where to begin? Follow our ten step guide to a successful start-up
Business support in Northern Ireland
Business support, advice and professional services available for new businesses and those expanding in Northern Ireland
Growing a retail business - Cunningham Butchers & Food Hall (video)
James Cunningham, Managing Director of Cunningham Butchers & Food Hall, explains how they successfully grew their retail business.
Duty suspensions and tariff quotas
Temporary duty suspensions and tariff quotas for importing goods into the UK.
Set up a charity
Key steps to setting up a charity, including choosing the right charity structure, finding trustees and registering your charity.
Visual merchandising for your retail business
How to use visual merchandising to promote your retail business and products, attract customers and drive sales.
Visual merchandising: point-of-sale displays and price promotions
Customers can be encouraged to make impulse purchases by using point-of-sale displays and price promotions.
Visual merchandising: advantages of retail window displays
Effectively using window displays can have many benefits for your business.
How to improve and measure the impact of visual merchandising
Monitoring your visual merchandising can help you to decide whether to continue or change what you’re doing.
Prevent climate breakdown: six practical steps your business can take
How your business can reduce its carbon emissions and make a genuine impact on tackling climate change right now
Lighting energy efficiency
Installing appropriate and efficient lighting systems to reduce energy costs and benefit from savings.
How to maintain your compressed air system
Maintenance procedures which can help to make sure your compressed air system runs smoothly and efficiently.
Upgrade your compressed air systems and equipment
Points to consider around efficiency and cost-effectiveness before you purchase new compressed air components.