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The business benefits of design
Understand the advantages of design to your business, how it can increase the value of your products and services, and reduce costs and risks
How businesses use design
An overview of the many ways you can use design in business - from branding and marketing, to product design, packaging and ergonomics
Creating a design strategy for business
How to use design strategically in your business, and include it as part of your overall business strategy
Design management process
Key steps involved in managing the design process - from setting the goals to evaluating results and feedback
Maximise the success of your design projects
How to use targets to evaluate the success of your design project and to identify problems
Types of director, their duties and employment status
Detailing the different types of company directors, their duties and employment status
Structuring a board of directors
How to best structure a board of directors with responsibility for key areas of the business
Choosing a director
Check that directors you plan to appoint have the right skills and expertise
Appointing and paying company directors
Dealing with company directorial appointments and deciding on how to pay them
How to recruit directors
How to find and recruit company directors
Effectively manage your company directors
Ensuring your directors perform to the best of their ability by using inductions, appraisals and training courses
Employee share schemes: advantages and disadvantages for employers
The effect of employee share ownership on your staff; tax advantages for schemes approved by HM Revenue & Customs
What is networking?
Networking involves interacting with other organisations and sharing ideas on a variety of subjects
What is a non-disclosure agreement?
What is a non-disclosure agreement, and how to use an NDA to share business information, ideas and trade secrets in confidence
Types of non-disclosure agreements
Different types of non-disclosure agreements and how to use them, including one-way and two-way agreements
Key non-disclosure agreement terms
Definitions of some of the key terms in a non-disclosure agreement
Negotiating the terms of a non-disclosure agreement
Key clauses to negotiate in a non-disclosure agreement, including the specific purpose and duration of the protected term
Issues when signing a non-disclosure agreement
What are the most common issues around non-disclosure agreements and how to ensure your NDA protects you against conflict
Ways to prepare a non-disclosure agreement
How to write a non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement, and what the agreement should it cover
Advantages of staff perks and incentive
Benefits of offering effective staff incentive schemes and perks for employers and employees