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Trade marks
Introduction to trade marking – how to choose, search for, register and protect trade marks in the UK or abroad
Design right and registration
How to protect the value of your designs through unregistered design rights and design registration
Copyright for your business
What is copyright, how to use this legal right to protect your creative work and what to do if someone violates it
Protecting your intellectual property abroad
Understand how to secure and enforce your intellectual property rights internationally, and register your patents, trade marks and designs overseas
Manage your research, design and development
How to manage your design, research and development projects to adapt to customers' changing requirements
Make best use of standards
Introduction to the different technical, management and best practice standards, and their benefits to your business
Use innovation to start or grow your business
What is innovation and why should new and existing businesses innovate in order to increase their efficiency and profitability
Find support for inventors
Support and advice for inventors and businesses developing innovative ideas, products and technologies in Northern Ireland
How to support employees with mental ill health
Ways that you can support employees if they are experiencing mental health issues.
Advantages of creating a positive mental health culture
Key benefits of creating a culture that respects and helps employees with mental ill health.
Problems caused by poor management of mental ill health
Poor management of mental ill health can create a number of issues including conflict, high staff turnover, and increased costs.
Managing and supporting employees with mental ill health
This guide looks at the advantages of promoting a good mental health culture and the range of support that employers can access.
Mental ill health: support for employers
Support for employers managing mental health issues includes a range of mental health organisations and government support programmes.
Mental Health Charter
The Equality Commission’s Mental Health Charter will help you to put in place the correct procedures for a more motivated workforce.
Project management templates and tools
Find project management sample documents and templates, including project scope, project plan and risk register templates.
Advantages of project management
Discover how project management methods and strategies can help you reduce risk, cut costs and improve success rates.
Thinking about growing your business (video)
Short video tutorial covering some important points to consider before growing or improving your business.
Project management
Introduction to project management, the different methodologies, processes and stages, and benefits to your business.
Is my business ready to grow?
Common reasons why you may want to grow your business and how to tell if you're ready to expand.
Types of business growth: rapid and organic
There are many different ways to grow your business, and at different paces - some strategies are riskier than others.