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How to secure business angel investment
Preparing your business to apply for business angel funding.
How to find business angel networks
Finding a business angel investor using a business angel network.
Advantages and disadvantages of business budgeting
The benefits and potential drawbacks of budgeting for businesses.
Creating a business budget: key steps
Managing the financial side of your business, including advice on how to create a budget.
Creating a budget for your business
How to create, review and manage a budget for your business, and what elements to include in it.
Budgets and business planning
Definition of a budget and the advantages of using one, including clear allocation of resources.
Purpose of business angels
How business angels operate and how they choose the businesses they invest in.
Business budgeting
The importance of managing a budget as part of your business planning and how to create one.
Using your budget to measure business performance
Benchmark your business using your budget projections and key performance indicators.
What should be included in a business budget?
Projected costs, revenues, cashflow and profit are some of the elements to include in a budget.
Reviewing your business budget regularly
When and why to review your budget and the main steps involved.
Import food and drink from the EU to Great Britain
Find out what you need to do to import or move food and drink from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Finding out about private and public contracts
Where to search for private and public sector contract tender opportunities for your business.
Understand the tender requirements
How to identify what a client is hoping to get from the tendering process and whether it will be worthwhile for your business to submit a bid.
Five top tips for public sector tenders
Tips and advice on how to make your public sector tender bid a success, such as starting with smaller contracts and spotting opportunities early.
Skill Up programme: Retrain and upskill your staff
Find free training opportunities to help develop the skills of your staff through the fully funded Skill Up programme.
Taking on and developing an apprentice - Mivan Ltd
How the Antrim-based joinery and fit-out business recruits and develops apprentices to help grow their business.
Find training courses in Northern Ireland
What to consider when choosing a suitable training provider and where you can find training courses in Northern Ireland.
Getting an apprentice started
How employers can go about finding apprentices, how to get them started, and find the support required.
Tender for public sector contracts in Great Britain and Ireland
How you can find and compete for public sector contracts, and understand the procurement processes used in Great Britain and Ireland.