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Investment risk and sensitivity analysis
Assessing the financial risks of a potential investment.
Discounting cashflow methods
Using discounted cashflows to calculate the NPV and IRR for an investment.
Help with investment appraisal
Using computer software for simple investment appraisal and getting help from your accountant.
Discounting future cashflow
Using discounts to compare the value of cashflows received at different times.
Accounting rate of return
Using the accounting rate of return to assess the expected profits from an investment, including advantages and disadvantages.
Insure your business: people, life and health
How insurance offers protection against the consequences of your or an employee's illness, injury or death.
Identify potential business risks and insure against them
Identify potential business risks and get the right insurance to protect your business.
Insuring your business: loss of a key staff member
Key person insurance and how it can protect your business if a vital employee dies.
Insurance protection for the self-employed
Types of insurance that are particularly important for sole traders and small business owners.
Insurance as an employee benefit
Types of insurance commonly available as an employee benefit.
Life and health insurance
Overview of the types of insurance cover for life and health.
Product safety advice for businesses supplying goods in Northern Ireland
Guidance on ensuring products are safe and compliant with product safety laws that apply to the products supplied by your business.
Develop a digital marketing plan
What are the key components of a digital marketing plan, how to write each important section and what benefits can such a plan deliver to your business.
Understanding the law on product safety in Northern Ireland
Understand the basics of product safety law in Northern Ireland.
Export groups of products of animal origin: use 30-day support attestations to prove health and traceability
Exporters of groups of products of animal origin (POAO) to the EU and Northern Ireland can join the groupage export facilitation scheme (GEFS) to use 30-day support attestations
Grants: the basics
How to find a grant that suits your business and what makes a business eligible to receive one.
Why a grant application might be turned down
Prepare your application meticulously to limit the possibility of it being turned down.
What kind of grants are available?
Searching for grant funding using the Northern Ireland business support finder and other channels.
How to apply for a government grant
Advice to ensure your application is effective, including applying before the deadline and researching the grant body.
How to turn around a struggling business
The areas of your business that you should assess in order to uncover any problems or potential problems.