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Protecting your business
How to reduce reduce health and safety risks in your business and avoid penalties related to non-compliance
Choose the right finance options
Find out about types of finance and decide which method of financing is the best fit for your needs
Borrowing finance for your business
Guidance on options available to businesses, including bank finance, commercial mortgages, finance from friends or family and tax efficient borrowing
Shares and equity finance
Assess whether your business could benefit from equity finance, issuing shares or floating on the stock market
Grants and government support
Find and secure grants and government support to help start up and develop your business
How to attract investment
What you can do to make your business investment ready and how to prepare to approach investors
Computer health and safety at work
Promoting safe computer use, healthy workstations and frequent breaks in your workplace can prevent, eye problems, injuries and upper limb disorders to staff
Support attestations: get reimbursed to move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
How to apply to be reimbursed for the cost of getting a support attestation to move agri-food goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
Report a UK Internal Market issue
Report issues you have faced when buying or selling goods or services between different parts of the UK.
Claiming tariff quotas to reduce import duties
Tariff quotas let you import a certain amount of specific goods at a lower rate of duty. Most tariff quotas operate on a first come first serve basis
Avoid slips and trips in the workplace
Identifying and managing the common hazards in your workplace which could cause staff or customers to slip or trip, including spills, cables and steps
Using the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) to move goods
Understanding the New Computerised Transit System and how to use it in your business
Stress and drugs and alcohol use
Substance use problems lead to workplace stress which can affect the performance of your business.
Counselling and support for drugs and alcohol use
Services to deal with alcohol or drug use problems and to promote occupational health in your business.
Workplace testing for drugs and alcohol
What you need to consider if you plan to test for drugs or alcohol in the workplace.
Discipline, grievance and dismissal procedures
If offering support doesn't help, responding to substance use with firm action may be necessary.
Maintain personal protective equipment
Complying with personal protective equipment regulations and maintaining protective equipment, including the eight main areas to consider in order to comply.
Purchase the safest workplace equipment and machinery
Buying the right equipment for the designated task and your legal duties when purchasing machinery and disposing of old equipment.
Use hand-held tools safely
Minimising and managing risks from using hand-held tools, including protecting against hand-arm vibration by assessing the risks and taking appropriate action.
Work equipment safety - your legal duties
What the law requires you to do to ensure your equipment is safe - from maintenance to assessing risks through inspection and taking appropriate action.