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Business angels
How business angels can fund investment in young and growing businesses.
Bankruptcy
An outline of what bankruptcy is and how it can affect your business, income, assets and bank account.
How bankruptcy affects your assets and bank account
How bankruptcy affects your assets and bank account, including disposal of assets, recovering assets, bank accounts and life assurance.
Advantages and disadvantages of business angel funding
Investment from a business angel could help your business but it’s also important to consider any disadvantages of using an angel investor.
How long does bankruptcy last?
Bankruptcy lasts a maximum of 12 months but there is the option to end bankruptcy early or you may incur a delayed discharge by the Court.
Bankruptcy restrictions
Overview of bankruptcy restrictions that are placed on a person who is declared bankrupt.
Create a successful family-business constitution
Using a written document to state principles and serve as a practical guide for conflict management and prevention
Key things to consider when setting up a family business
Common challenges when starting a family business such as allocating shares, job roles and ensuring good communication.
Develop a remuneration strategy for your family business
How to apply fair, consistent and open principles when devising a remuneration strategy in a family business.
Advice and support for family-run businesses
Details of dedicated advice and support organisations for starting up and running your family businesses.
Advantages and disadvantages of family businesses
Some of the advantages and disadvantages which you can typically encounter when running a family business.
Effective communication in family businesses
How to prevent misunderstanding and conflict arising by providing feedback mechanisms and involving advisers.
Start a social enterprise
What is a social enterprise, how is it different from a traditional business model, and how can you set one up?
How to classify business expenses
How to categorise and claim expenses costs as allowable expenses or capital allowances to get the most tax benefits.
Lisburn and Castlereagh business support
How to make a success of doing business in the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area
Choose the right structure for your social enterprise
The various types of social enterprise and how you can set one up, with links to forms and further information
The social economy in Northern Ireland
An overview of social enterprises who make up an increasingly diverse and crucial sector of business in Northern Ireland
Legal structures for businesses - an overview
Company, partnership or sole trader - understand the differences and find the right structure for your new business.
How to register as a sole trader
What you need to do to register as a sole trader, including information on Self Assessment, Income Tax and VAT
Starting a private company
How to decide whether a private limited company or a private unlimited company is the right structure for your startup.