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Climate Change Levy
How to manage the Climate Change Levy if you supply energy to business and public-sector users
Landfill Tax
How to manage Landfill Tax if you operate licensed or permitted landfill sites and how to register, pay and account for the tax
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.
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
Company and LLP strike-off, dissolution and restoration
How to deal with voluntary and compulsory strike-off or restoration of a registered business
Using the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) to move goods
Understanding the New Computerised Transit System and how to use it in your business
Price lists, estimates, quotations and tenders
Find out how to present prices to your customers, including how to draw up price lists, estimates and quotations and prices for tenders.
Choose the right social media platforms
Different types of social media platforms serve different business needs - how to choose the best one or combination to reach your audience and meet your goals.
LinkedIn for business
How LinkedIn works for businesses and how you can use it as part of your marketing plan to reach your audience and meet goals such as sales leads and awareness.