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Private litigation in competition law cases
How to bring private actions against businesses for losses incurred by breaches of competition law
Business growth and premises
As your business grows and takes in more staff, you may need to assess your options for larger business premises
Is your business investment-ready?
Steps to take to ensure your business is investment ready
Finding your route to market (video)
A video guide to various sales channels you can use to reach your customers
Identifying business opportunities through market research - Forest Feast (video)
Ann Woods, Forest Feast, explains what market research databases and techniques they use to help identify new business opportunities.
Seven tips on how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign
Top tips and advice to help you run a successful crowdfunding campaign
Creating a successful e-commerce website - Old Mill Saddlery (video)
Growing export sales through our online shop - Christies Direct (video)
Safer ways of working
Reducing the health and safety risks of specific work activities
Expert financial advice
Guides which can help your business to find the right financial advice for different common and specific issues.
Understanding the local market
Guides on the local business support available for entrepreneurs and networking opportunities to increase your profile and sales
Health and safety
Guidance on health and safety basics, writing a health and safety policy, providing health and safety training, setting up a health and safety management system, managing the welfare of people and safer ways of working
Finance
Guidance on raising finance, finance options, managing finance, financial planning and accounts, managing cashflow, improving business performance and managing a business when economic conditions are tough
Sales and marketing
Information guides on all aspects of business sales of products and services to marketing, both online and via traditional methods
Selling overseas
Preparing to export. Exporting - an overview. Entering overseas markets. Intellectual property protection overseas. Ethical trading. Manage the risks of exporting. CE marking.
Financing growth
Explore different options for financing growth in your business - from bank finance and equity to grants and crowdfunding
How to grow your business
Guidance to help you explore the different ways of growing your business, such as franchising or buying another business, increasing your sales and market share, achieving efficiencies to boost profits or using IP to grow
Leading staff through growth
Guidance to help you manage change, including change of your organisational structure, recruit staff and directors, and lead and motivate your staff
Selling online
Accepting online payments. Create an online shop. Search engine optimisation. Pay per click advertising. Distance selling and online trading. Fulfilling online orders. Planning for e-commerce.
Manage business risks
Discover best practices in managing your business assets, monitoring and minimising risks to your business, and creating effective business continuity and crisis management plans