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Skill Up programme: Retrain and upskill your staff
Find free training opportunities to help develop the skills of your staff through the fully funded Skill Up programme.
Equal pay for work of equal value
The Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (as amended) provides for equal pay between women and men in the same employment.
Further education: skills development programmes
List of further education skills development programmes in Northern Ireland.
Considering requests to change working hours
Points to think about when workers ask to work part-time or any other flexible working pattern.
Support for black, Asian and minority ethnic start-ups
Support available for ethnic minority people who set up a business, including advice and specialist organisations.
Business growth support in Lisburn and Castlereagh City
Council and local organisation support and opportunities to grow your business in the Lisburn City and Castlereagh area
Popular home-based business ideas
How to find the right home business idea which can work for you and inspire your entrepreneurial dreams
Intellectual property after 1 January 2021
Information for owners and users of IP about the changes to the IP system in the UK after the end of the transition period
Changes to international trade mark registrations
Overview of the rules governing international trade mark registrations protected in the EU under the Madrid Protocol
How to start your business in Mid and East Antrim
Start-up support for entrepreneurs in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area
Changes to unregistered designs
Overview of the rules governing unregistered Community designs in the UK
Collective rights management in the EU
EEA collective management organisations may no longer automatically represent UK right holders and collective management organisations
Copyright clearance for UK satellite broadcasting
Guidance for satellite broadcasters transmitting copyright works into the UK and from the UK to EEA states
Cross-border portability of online content services
UK customers may not be able to access their online content services when they visit the EU
Exhaustion of IP rights and parallel trade
Actions that parallel exporters to the EEA and intellectual property rights holders need to take
Networks and mentors for women in business
Local female entrepreneurship networks and business mentoring opportunities for women starting out in business
Intellectual property for business
Find out how to protect your ideas, inventions and intellectual property in domestic and overseas markets
Checklist: managing a design project
A practical checklist that outlines key people and stages in managing a design project in your small business
Changes to EU and international designs and trade mark protection
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Apply for action to protect your intellectual property rights
Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on imports into and exports out of the UK.