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Top ten tips on importing from China
If you are considering importing from China, read our top ten tips to help you get started.
Options for financing business growth (video)
In this video, business advisers explain the importance of getting the right finance for your business growth.
Make sure you have the cash to grow (video)
Guidance and useful tips on financial planning to help grow your business
Check a job applicant's entitlement to work in the UK
How employers must take steps to ensure that a worker is allowed to work for you
Keeping records of workers' documents
Records employers must make and keep to prove their workers are eligible to work in the UK
Penalties for employing illegal workers
Visits by immigration officers and the penalties you could face if you are found to have employed an illegal worker
Classifying specific goods
Help and guidance on how to classify goods
Individual voluntary arrangements
Overview of individual voluntary arrangements, including advantages and disadvantages
Administration orders
Overview of administration orders, including the advantages and disadvantages of administration orders
Debt Relief Orders
How to apply and eligibility criteria for a debt relief order
Ensure your workers are eligible to work in the UK
Employer responsibility to check a worker's right to work in the UK
Assess export market opportunities
Researching and adapting to customer requirements and the business environment in overseas markets
Getting ready to export
The key areas to research before you start exporting.
Selling and distribution in overseas markets
Look at different ways of selling and distributing overseas.
Transport considerations when exporting
The transport options that are available to exporters and their insurance requirements.
Financial considerations when exporting
Understand how exporting could affect your cashflow.
Working effectively with different cultures
How to approach other cultures respectfully and effectively.
Ten key steps to successful exporting
Tips for how to improve your chances of exporting successfully
Types of director, their duties and employment status
Detailing the different types of company directors, their duties and employment status
Structuring a board of directors
How to best structure a board of directors with responsibility for key areas of the business