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IPO warns of spike in misleading invoices
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your intellectual property rights in return for a fee.
AI Con 2024: Exploring artificial intelligence
AI Con is set to return to Titanic Belfast and online on Thursday 3 October 2024.
Applications are now open for QEST's next funding round
Eligible craftspeople can apply for funding across their Scholarship, Emerging Maker Grant and Apprenticeship programmes.
New survey into creative funding and finance
Creative UK is researching how creative businesses and organisations use finance, and they want to hear from you.
Webinars and events to help employers with equality law and best practice
Equality Commission's employer training programme includes several online and physical events to help employers on understand equality law.
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace online events
A series of online events aimed at supporting businesses in creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces.
Use accounting ratios to assess business performance
Liquidity, solvency, efficiency and profitability ratio analysis can be used to assess business performance.
What you need when applying for a bank loan
Banks have a number of core criteria which they will take into account in assessing your finance application.
Is your business ready for bank financing?
Even before seeking finance, you need to be clear in your own mind about why you need it, and how much.
Advantages and disadvantages of bank loans
What loans are, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to know when they are suitable for your business' needs.
Interpreting balance sheet figures
Liabilities, assets, debtors and intangibles can all give you a picture of a business' financial health.
Types of bank finance for businesses
Sources of short- and long-term bank finance for businesses, including overdrafts, bridging finance and mortgages.
What is in a balance sheet?
Fixed and current assets and liabilities are important contents of a balance sheet.
Where to look for a bank loan
Potential lenders for a business bank loan and how to secure a loan and get the best deal.
Business accounting periods
The balance sheet portrays a business' performance over the financial year or accounting period.
Bank finance
Bank finance options available for businesses, their advantages and disadvantages, and sources of advice.
Compare balance sheets to assess business performance
Use simple balance sheet comparisons to assess business performance internally and against competitors.
Payments to creditors during bankruptcy
During bankruptcy there is a non-payment rule to creditors, with a few exceptions including student loans.
How bankruptcy affects your business
Bankruptcy can affect your business, including taxes, registrations and employees.
Choosing the right bank for your business
How to find the right bank for your business and information on specialist and private banks.