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Advantages and disadvantages of opening an overseas operation
A local office, subsidiary company or joint venture offers great flexibility.
What is export packaging?
Explaining the three main types of layered packaging to use when preparing your export goods for transport.
Research product and packaging changes for export
Adjusting your product to comply with law overseas.
Your export packaging options
The ways you can choose to ship your goods, from loose and unpacked to palletised and containerised.
Where to buy export packaging and labels
How your business can find reliable suppliers of export packaging and sources of knowledge and expertise in the sector.
Advantages and disadvantages of researching export markets
The benefits and potential drawbacks of researching export markets before selling to them.
What to mark on your package for export
How to ensure safe transportation of your goods by using visible, durable and standardised handling instructions.
Checklist for getting your export packaging right
Issues your business should consider before packaging your goods, from packaging waste rules to insurance implications.
Top tips for conducting export market research
Five top tips to help you conduct your export market research.
Conducting in-market export research
Ways of conducting in-market research on export markets.
Record-keeping best practice
Good record keeping habits and the "four S" approach: system, separate, security, storage.
Researching customers and markets abroad
Research overseas markets, consumers and countries to make informed decisions about your business.
Researching export markets online
Ways of conducting online research on export markets.
Claim VAT refunds in Northern Ireland or the EU, if you’re established in Northern Ireland or in the EU
How Northern Ireland and EU businesses can claim refunds of VAT incurred on goods in the EU and Northern Ireland using the EU VAT refund system.
Purchase ledger
What to record in a purchase ledger to keep track of how much money you owe.
Wages book
The value of maintaining a wages book and how to manage it if you employ staff.
Digital financial records
Reasons for keeping computer-based financial records and how to choose bookkeeping and accounting software packages.
Sales ledger
The basics of using a sales ledger to monitor the money coming into your business.
What should my record-keeping system include?
The legal requirements for a record-keeping system.