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Should I grow my business?
Understand the different types of business growth and common pitfalls, and find advice to help you decide when and how to grow your business.
Prepare a business plan for growth
How to plan for business growth, what to include in your business growth plan and why you should regularly review it.
Grow your business successfully
How to identify and overcome the challenges and the pitfalls that you may encounter while growing your business
Belfast Music Heritage Programme
Organisations delivering music projects can apply for funding of up to £20,000.
Top tips to prepare your business for growth
Practical suggestions to help you maximise your business potential and plan an effective and sustainable growth strategy.
Women in Business Awards 2024
Entrepreneurial and inspiring businesswomen throughout Northern Ireland are invited to apply for the 2024 awards.
Advantages of business continuity planning
Benefits of business continuity planning and its role in helping your business cope with possible disasters.
Minimise the potential impact of crises
How to reduce potential threats to your business by taking preventive measures and purchasing insurance.
Test your business continuity plan
How to test a business continuity plan to find out if it will work to protect your business when disaster strikes.
Create a business continuity plan
How to write a business continuity plan, what to include and why should you carry out business continuity planning.
Business impact analysis
Understand the importance of analysing the likelihood and the effects of a crisis on your business.
Staff records
Legal obligations for employers when gathering, keeping and using information on workers.
The staff records you must and should keep
What staff records you must keep to comply with the Data Protection Act.
Advantages of keeping staff records
How keeping staff records can benefit your business.
Business learning hub - search for online training
Find courses to help your staff develop their skills across a wide range of areas.
Business organisational structure
Different types of business organisational structure, their pros and cons, and the reasons why you might want to change your business structure.
Hierarchical organisational structure
Understand the features, advantages and disadvantages of hierarchical organisational structure and find out how tall hierarchy could benefit your business
Flat organisational structure
Understand the features, advantages and disadvantages of flat organisational structure and find out why you may need to flatten your organisation.
Business continuity and crisis management
What is a business continuity plan, how to create it, and steps to follow to keep your business operating following an incident.
Potential business crises
Understand the different types of crises your business could face, and the role of crisis management in preventing disruption.