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Community Benefit Societies
Community benefit societies explained, including registration costs, asset locks and applying for charitable status
Social enterprise trusts
An overview of trusts, charitable trusts, the trust deed, asset locks and development trusts
Unincorporated associations
How to operate and organise an unincorporated association, and decide whether it suits your needs
Farm diversification ideas
Examples of successful farm diversification ideas, which have boosted existing farms’ incomes, to inspire you
Other sources of business finance
How you can source start-up finance from within your local community and how to access peer group lenders.
Better Business Finance
Impartial loan financing information and support to businesses and entrepreneurs looking to develop and grow.
Business plan executive summary - the dos and don’ts
Follow these executive summary dos and don'ts to create an engaging and persuasive executive summary.
Your business, its products and services
Outlining what your company does, what you can offer, the market needs you address and why your idea is viable.
Business plan: your team's skills
An analysis of your workforce - the structure, key skills of your team, training and recruitment plans.
Your business markets and competitors
Define your market, identify your target customers and main competitors and look to the future to anticipate change.
What a business plan should include
How to make a clear and simple plan for how your business will move through the startup and growth phases.
Business plan: marketing and sales
Sectors covering price, customers, your sales channels, distribution methods, promotional strategy and sales plan.
The audience for your business plan
Your business plan will need to be ready for an external audience to view if you're seeking finance or investment.
How to identify staff training needs
How to identify a gap between employee knowledge and skills and training requirements using the training needs analysis technique.
Training methods to fit your business
A list of training methods that may be helpful to your business and boost the skills of your staff.
Advantages of staff training
Find out the many benefits that staff training and skills development can bring to your workers and business.
Develop a remuneration strategy for your family business
How to apply fair, consistent and open principles when devising a remuneration strategy in a family business.
Succession planning in family businesses
How to balance family relationships and business needs to draw up a fair, effective and tax-efficient exit strategy.
Developing a staff training plan - Grants Electrical Services (video)
Grants Electrical Services, based in Mallusk, explain how they identify staff training needs and put training plans in place to develop staff skills.
Sector-specific skills and training in Northern Ireland
Where to find staff training and skills development specifically tailored to your business sector.