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Dedicated business website for Mid and East Antrim
The website includes information on investment opportunities, and details of wider economic initiatives
Hydrogen Transport Hub demonstration competition
Apply for a share of £2.5 million to demonstrate how green hydrogen can be used to power transport solutions for end users
Starting a business - find a case study
A range of case studies from local entrepreneurs who have started successful businesses
Finance - find a case study
Case studies focusing how businesses have raised finance, managed financial accounts and overcome financial difficulties
Sales and marketing - find a case study
Examples of businesses in Northern Ireland who have overcome sales and marketing challenges
Options for financing business growth (video)
In this video, business advisers explain the importance of getting the right finance for your business growth.
Make sure you have the cash to grow (video)
Guidance and useful tips on financial planning to help grow your business
Individual voluntary arrangements
Overview of individual voluntary arrangements, including advantages and disadvantages
Administration orders
Overview of administration orders, including the advantages and disadvantages of administration orders
Debt Relief Orders
How to apply and eligibility criteria for a debt relief order
Starting my business from home - Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs (video)
Debbie Todd, owner of Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs, discusses how she started her business from home
What is a cartel?
An overview of how a cartel is defined by law and the penalties you and your business could face if it trades in one
Competition law
Understand how the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002 affect your business
Price-fixing and other anti-competitive agreements
The law relating to price fixing and other agreements between businesses to restrict competition
Types of stock
The four main types of stock - raw materials and components, work in progress, finished goods and consumables
How much stock should you keep?
Advantages and disadvantages of keeping either plenty of stock or very little
Stock control methods
How to control stock through reviews, minimum levels, using batch control and first in first out systems
Optimising content for mobile devices
How to make sure your mobile website is accessible and easy to use
Negotiate and close the sale
How to manage a negotiation, and ways of getting the client to commit to your product or service
Banking overseas and UK-based foreign currency accounts
Pros and cons of opening an overseas bank account or a UK-based foreign currency account to hedge your risks