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Wind up a limited company that owes you money
How creditors can use compulsory winding-up orders to attempt to recover monies owed by an insolvent company.
Manage the risks of exporting
Learn how you can identify and manage export risks.
Getting paid when exporting
Guidance on reducing risks associated with receiving payments from selling goods or services internationally.
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.
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.
Export licences and certificates
Licences, certificates and special rules for taking goods out of the UK
Using business angel investment to grow our business - Pitchbooking
How Pitchbooking has successfully grown through business angel investment.
Skills required by growing businesses
How the complexity and variety of skills your business needs to access increase as your business grows.
Building a management team
Key considerations when building an effective management team for your business.
Managing financial difficulty
Guides which can help your business through financial problems to find resolutions to suit different circumstances.
Business insurance: the basics
Details of the different types of insurance for businesses and finding a broker.
Delegation skills for business owners and directors
Why effective delegating of business tasks can be efficient time management and how to best go about it.
Managing your team
Discover the skills that make for successful team management.
Benefits of health and safety management systems
Management systems help control risk, reduce costs and improve your reputation, other benefits include increased morale and possible lower insurance premiums.
Skills and training for company directors
Extra training that may be needed to fulfil the duties of a company director.
Leadership skills for business owners and directors
Skills that directors and business owners need to develop to be effective leaders.
Strategy skills for business owners and directors
How strategy can help your business, and how to use SWOT and gap analyses to determine business strategy.
Cost of living: Support and advice for small businesses
Sources of support and funding to help Northern Ireland businesses.
Using a sales agent
Advice on using an outside agency to sell your products and services, and the legal issues this can raise.
Types of director, their duties and employment status
Detailing the different types of company directors, their duties and employment status