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How to ensure your online sales promotions are compliant
How you can make sure your online sales promotions are compliant and do not mislead consumers.
Sales laws
Laws regarding the sale of goods, including age-restriction, Sunday trading and labelling
Advantages and disadvantages of business angel funding
Investment from a business angel could help your business but it’s also important to consider any disadvantages of using an angel investor.
International trade fairs
Advice on visiting or exhibiting at trade fairs overseas and finding the right fair for your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of accepting payment cards for sales
Card payments can increase sales, broaden your customer base and cut admin - but watch costs and the risk of fraud.
Choosing a payment card provider
Key factors to consider when choosing business debit, charge or credit cards and where to find providers.
Bona vacantia assets
What happens to a company's assets when it is dissolved.
What happens to company assets when a company is dissolved
What happens to a company and its assets after it has been dissolved, including property, shares and cash.
Payments to former shareholders/liquidators of dissolved companies
How the Crown Solicitor makes discretionary payments to former shareholders/liquidators of a dissolved company.
Recovering assets of a dissolved company
Basics of recovering dissolved company assets and the role of the Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.
Order of priority for repayment of creditors
The strict order of priority in which creditors are repaid
Ensuring you are registered as a creditor
How to find contact details for the official receiver or insolvency practitioner dealing with your debtor's case
Types of joint venture
Differences between various types of joint venture structure, and how to decide on the right form of partnership for your business.
Joint ventures and business partnerships
What is a joint venture, how does it work, how it can benefit your business and how to plan your joint venture partnership for success.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing product distribution
Consider the benefits and challenges of outsourcing product distribution, and IP issues in outsourcing agreements.
Licensing your intellectual property
How to license out your intellectual property, and choose the right type of license, to fuel the growth of your business.
Selling your intellectual property
How to value and sell your business' intellectual property and use your IP to support your growth strategy.
Grow your business through franchising
Find out how to grow your business through a franchise operation, and use franchise agreements to prevent common problems.
Intellectual property business help and support
Overview and contact details for organisations that can help and advise you on intellectual property queries.
Intellectual property health check
Find out how you can use the IPO's free IP Health Check tool to help protect your intellectual property assets.