Search results
Consumer contracts additional charges
Consumer contract rules to protect consumers from automatically paying for additional services and goods, and costly telephone helpline charges.
The law on commercial agents
Understand how you must treat your commercial agent under the Commercial Agents Regulations 1993 including the legal protection they may be entitled to.
Placing manufactured goods on the Northern Ireland market
Find out the EU rules relating to the placing on the market of manufactured goods.
Prevent product safety problems
How to put processes in place at every stage to prioritise product safety.
Demonstrating product safety compliance
Rules for demonstrating compliance with product safety law, including record keeping and reporting.
Product safety corrective action, recalls and incidents
Your legal duty for ensuring products are safe and actions you must take when there are problems.
Product safety liability and insurance
The law relating to product safety liability and why taking out product liability insurance is a good idea.
Pay outstanding charges on goods imported by post
How to pay charges on goods imported by post and appealing against Customs decisions.
Receiving items from abroad
The rules about receiving goods from abroad.
Innovation and R&D
Guidance on intellectual property, innovation and research and development, and financing business R&D in Northern Ireland
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
Social media
How to use social media to benefit your business through strategic planning and best practise
Tender for contracts
Guidance on preparing for tenders and the tender process, including public sector contracts in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Ireland and Europe
Market strategy and planning
How to develop a marketing strategy and write a marketing plan
Market research
How to conduct your market research and competitor research
Product safety advice and enforcement
How product safety is enforced locally and role of your local council’s Environmental Health Department.