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Mango Direct Marketing Ltd | Foundation degrees
Mango Direct Marketing Ltd has witnessed very tangible benefits from employing Foundation degree work placement students.
Seven top tips for creating a screen tourism experience
Best practice advice for offering a screen tourism experience, including social media, working influencers and creating immersive experiences
Screen tourism opportunities
Guidance on the screen tourism opportunities for businesses as Northern Ireland grows in popularity as a filming location
Innovation and R&D
Guidance on intellectual property, innovation and research and development, and financing business R&D in Northern Ireland
Choose the right finance options
Find out about types of finance and decide which method of financing is the best fit for your needs
Borrowing finance for your business
Guidance on options available to businesses, including bank finance, commercial mortgages, finance from friends or family and tax efficient borrowing
Shares and equity finance
Assess whether your business could benefit from equity finance, issuing shares or floating on the stock market
Grants and government support
Find and secure grants and government support to help start up and develop your business
How to attract investment
What you can do to make your business investment ready and how to prepare to approach investors
Innovation, research and development grants
Overview of grants and support available for businesses undertaking research and development (R&D) and creating innovative new products and services
How can I use design in my business?
An overview of the many ways you can use design in your business, how to carry out a design audit and make design a part of your strategy
Innovation in manufacturing
Discover how innovation in manufacturing can help your business overcome challenges and boost growth.
Choose and work with a designer
How to find the right designer or design agency to work with, and how to ensure that your design project is successful
Networking for staff development
How networking can lead to effective partnerships with other businesses and help your staff develop their knowledge and social skills
Non-disclosure agreements
Non-disclosure agreements can protect your ideas or invention when you need to discuss them with investors, manufacturers and other third parties
Implement staff incentive schemes
Benefits of offering incentives, rewards and perks to staff and the different ways employers can do this
Recruiting company directors
To improve your chance of business success, choose the right mix of skills and personalities for your directors
Intellectual property: the basics
How to recognise and use different types of intellectual property rights to protect your business' inventions and ideas
Design for start-ups
Understand the role of design in starting a business and its importance when developing new products or services, or entering new markets
Staff and business development through higher education
Higher education training opportunities can help develop your employees and grow your business