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Benchmark your business performance
Use benchmarking to measure your business performance against that of your competitors as a focus for your growth strategy
Competitor analysis
Performance metrics you can use to analyse your competitors, and how to use this information to inform your business decisions
How you can use product design
How careful design of your products can increase your profits and reduce your production costs
Placing manufactured products on the market in Great Britain
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
Financial risk
Understand the main types of financial risks to your business and find ways to mitigate and reduce them
Strategies to help you manage business risk
Common strategies for treating the risks to your business are avoidance, acceptance, sharing, reduction and elimination
Problems with growth: overtrading
Overtrading and lack of finance are common problems in a fast-growing business - here's how to overcome them
What is a standard?
Find out what a standard is, the types of standards that exist, and whether your business needs one
Business benefits of standards
Find out how using standards can boost your business' efficiency, access to markets, compliance and competitiveness
Business growth and premises
As your business grows and takes in more staff, you may need to assess your options for larger business premises
Key elements of strategic planning
Understand the essential questions that you should consider as part of your strategic planning process
How can copyright help my business?
Copyright can provide an important source of income for your business – here’s how to profit from your copyright
The design audit
What is a design audit, how to conduct one, and what are the related advantages to your business
Design management process
Key steps involved in managing the design process - from setting the goals to evaluating results and feedback
Maximise the success of your design projects
How to use targets to evaluate the success of your design project and to identify problems
Choose between single or multiple supplier strategy
Advantages and disadvantages of single sourcing vs multiple sources of supply, and when two or more suppliers may be better than one.
Business growth: developing skills
Developing effective leadership skills and making the most of other people's abilities can help you grow your business
Strategic risk
What is strategic risk management and how to identify and mitigate strategic risks in your business
Business growth: cashflow management
Cashflow issues are common in growing businesses - here's how to control working capital and manage finances for growth
Copyright protection
Steps to follow to protect your creative work and what to do if someone infringes your copyright