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What is branding?
What branding is, and how it could benefit your business if you get it right by highlighting what is unique about your business compared to competitors.
Advantages and disadvantages of exporting
Advantages and disadvantages of trading outside Northern Ireland and tax considerations.
Is my product suitable for exporting?
Deciding if your product is right for selling outside Northern Ireland.
Accessing trade networks
Accessing networks for advice and support for trading outside Northern Ireland.
Starting a tourist accommodation business - Kribben Cottages (video)
Kribben Cottages explain how they started a four star self-catering accommodation business at the Mourne Mountains in County Down.
Are you ready to export?
Find out what you need to consider when thinking about trading outside Northern Ireland.
Support for international trade
Practical advice and support for businesses starting to trade outside Northern Ireland.
Develop an export marketing plan
Use market research and trade visits to develop an exporting marketing plan.
Top tips for export success
The following top tips will help you to get the support you need to begin exporting.
Telemarketing
How to get started in telemarketing and how to create a successful telemarketing programme.
Measuring the success of your telemarketing campaign
Measuring the various factors of your telemarketing campaigns will show you if it's been successful.
Telemarketing methods for targeting customers
How to contact customers, use an agency, and other activities to improve your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of telemarketing
The advantages and disadvantages of telemarketing for your business including providing a personal service and legal risks.
How to start telemarketing in your business
An overview of telemarketing and how to get started including finding your target audience, whether you should outsource and the costs of telemarketing.
What is telemarketing?
Definition of telemarketing and what it can be used for, including the difference between outbound and inbound telemarketing.
Telemarketing planning
How to determine the target audience for your telemarketing campaign, and how to choose a service provider.
Claim a waiver for duty on goods that you bring to Northern Ireland from Great Britain or countries outside the UK and EU
Find out how to claim a Customs Duty waiver if you are bringing goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain or countries outside the UK and EU which might otherwise be charged ‘at risk’ tariffs.
Targeting consumer audiences using telemarketing
How to target the correct audiences when planning telemarketing campaigns.
Telemarketing scams and legal issues
How you can protect your customers when telemarketing, and telemarketing legalities and scams to be aware of.
Republic of Ireland: providing services
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to the Repubic of Ireland.