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Types of battery
How to tell whether your business is placing portable, industrial or automotive batteries on the market.
Batteries business regulations
Rules for businesses classed as producers, distributors, treatment operators, recyclers or exporters of waste batteries.
Batteries responsibilities for business
Controls on placing new batteries on the market and separate collection, treatment and recycling of waste batteries.
Disposing of invasive plants and contaminated soil off site
How your business can legally and safely dispose of invasive plants and contaminated soil at a waste site.
Reduce the energy used by office equipment
Some simple energy efficiency simple steps that can significantly reduce energy use within your business.
Burying invasive plant material on site
Environmental guidance on legally and safely burying invasive plant material and soil containing invasive plants.
Office equipment energy efficiency
How your business can reduce energy consumption and costs by using office equipment more efficiently.
Does my business need a consumer credit licence?
If you sell on credit, lend money, issue credit cards, collect debts or give debt advice, you may need a consumer credit licence to operate.
Rules on credit agreements
Understand the rules that govern credit agreements between businesses and consumers such as the consumer credit act and consumer contract regulations.
How to apply for a consumer credit licence
You can apply for consumer credit licensing from the Financial Conduct Authority who will assess your fitness on factors such as competence and past offences.
Rules on advertising credit
The rules governing advertisement for credit or hire facilities including providing clear, easily understood information and a representative example.
Consumer credit rules for businesses that hire out or lease goods
An introduction to how consumer credit rules affect businesses that hire or lease goods including providing a written hire agreement stating the consumer’s rights.
Consumer credit
An overview of the rules about consumer credit and whether your business needs a consumer credit licence from the Financial Conduct Authority.
Advantages and disadvantages of using social media
Understand how social media can benefit your business through increased brand awareness, and the potential pitfalls such as ineffective use.
Comply with advertising standards
The laws and codes of practice that govern advertisements and direct marketing and how to work within them by being honest, legal, decent and truthful.
How are advertising standards regulated?
How advertising standards are regulated in the UK by two advertising codes covering broadcast and non-broadcast advertising and how to work within them.
Online and email advertising regulations
The special rules and regulations you must adhere to when using online promotional or marketing methods under the CAP advertising code.
Four advertising pitfalls to avoid
Prevent misleading your customers and breaking advertising rules by avoiding these common advertising mistakes.
Advertising complaints procedures
What happens if a complaint is made against you and how you can complain about your rivals' advertisements if they are in breach of advertising codes.
The CAP and BCAP Advertising Codes
What kind of marketing and advertisements the Advertising Codes cover and the key points you need to be aware of.