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Do you have the qualities to be a young entrepreneur?
Find out if you have the skills and experience to become a young entrepreneur
Key challenges for young entrepreneurs
The main challenges that young entrepreneurs may need to overcome from lack of experience to sourcing finance
Six top tips for business networking
Networking tips for raising your profile, meeting new customers and suppliers, sharing knowledge and sourcing finance
What networks are available to Northern Ireland businesses?
Business networking events hosted by business support organisations across Northern Ireland
Build your own business network
Create and make the most of an informal business network in Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland business networks
Invest Northern Ireland provides business support programmes, business growth help and business networking events
Business and commercial environment of Northern Ireland
Key trading sectors, business taxation and government help for businesses in Northern Ireland
Demographics of Northern Ireland
Overview of population, labour market, main business centres and economic activity in Northern Ireland
Stock control systems - keeping track using computer software
Sales order processing, automatic stock monitoring and how to choose the right stock control system
Stock security
Set up a security policy, prevent employee theft and ensure you comply with health and safety requirements
Using RFID for inventory control, stock security and quality management
RFID inventory management provides a highly versatile way to control and track stock
Control the quality of your stock
Stock and batch tracking, checking goods and the British Standards Institute scheme for quality management
Stock control administration
An administrator or stock controllers' duties, typical paperwork and auditing or checking stock
Prepare your pitch to secure finance
What to include in your pitch to secure finance and how to structure your presentation
Promote your event
How to promote your event by developing a brand and creating a marketing strategy and plan for promotional tactics
Regulations and licences for events
Information about the legal requirements you should consider when organising events such as entertainment licences and health and safety regulations
Event organisation checklist
A checklist for event organisers to keep track of the planning process from the initial planning stage to the post-event evaluation
Support and funding for events
Tourism NI’s tourism event funding programme, including goals, criteria and example events which have received funding
Plan and organise an event
Set event objectives and consider the various elements of your event, such as the venue, catering and entertainment
Resource efficiency support for your hotel
Where you can get help, support and advice to improve resource efficiency in your hotel including Invest NI, the Carbon Trust and Love Food, Hate Waste