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Managing your design projects
Find out how to manage your design projects, either in-house or by working with external designers
Design for technology businesses
How small businesses in the technology sector can use design to improve their products' commercial viability
Protecting digital intellectual property
Understand the importance of digital assets - what they are, how to protect them and how to maximise their value to your business
Trade secrets and other IP protection
An overview of trade secrets, confidentiality agreements and other less common methods of protecting intellectual property
Protect your registered designs
How to protect your registered designs, manage your design rights and defend your designs against infringement
How to manage your patents
How to use and manage your patents, protect your inventions and commercialise your patented work
Manage your registered trade mark
How to renew, amend and manage registered trade marks, add new classes of goods and services and deal with trade mark infringement
Managing your copyright
How to use your copyright, license or assign your rights, and protect and benefit from your copyrighted work
Ecodesign in product and service development
What is ecodesign and how it can help you to minimise the environmental impact of your goods and services
User-centred design
Introduction to user-centred design, its benefits to your business and its role in product or service development
Designing a successful brand
How to use design to create a successful brand and build brand identity for your business
Communicate your business strategy and gain employee buy in
Build and communicate a business story to explain your background and business strategy, and how to get your employees to champion it
Lead and motivate your staff
Inspire and motivate your staff to improve your chances of business success
Using the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) to move goods
Understanding the New Computerised Transit System and how to use it in your business
Chemicals and waste
Regulations for trading in the chemicals sector
Apply for a Binding Origin Information decision
If you import into or export from Northern Ireland you can get a decision on the origin of your goods.
Making an entry summary declaration
If you are moving goods into Great Britain, from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, or into Northern Ireland from outside the EU, you’ll need to make an entry summary declaration
Researching export markets
How to conduct export market research before selling to overseas markets.
Researching customers and markets abroad
Research overseas markets, consumers and countries to make informed decisions about your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of researching export markets
The benefits and potential drawbacks of researching export markets before selling to them.