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Net Zero Heat Design Engineering Innovation Lab
Join a five-day collaborative workshop to develop project ideas for delivery of net zero heat building upgrades.
Funding for UK's independent screen sector
BFI will hold a Q&A session in Belfast on 17 April 2024 for businesses interested in applying to the UK Global Screen Fund.
Funding for design projects
Find funding support for your design project to help improve processes, products or services
Food and drink - find a case study
Case studies highlighting success stories of businesses in the food and drink industry
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
Operational risk
Understand the sources of operational risk and how to minimise the impact of operational problems in your business
Types of risk your business faces
Understand the main types of business risk - what they mean and how they can affect your business
Strategic risk
What is strategic risk management and how to identify and mitigate strategic risks in your business
Evaluate business risks
Risk evaluation helps you determine the importance of each risk to the business and decide whether to take action
Prevent and reduce business risk
Reducing risk to business involves putting in place processes and methods to deal with the consequences of an adverse event
Strategies to help you manage business risk
Common strategies for treating the risks to your business are avoidance, acceptance, sharing, reduction and elimination
Business risk insurance
What is risk protection insurance and how to insure your business against financial losses associated with business risks
Use innovation in your business
Guidance on using innovation in manufacturing and business operations, and the benefits of using artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 technologies and open data in business
File your company accounts early this December to avoid a penalty
All limited companies, whether they trade or not, must deliver accounts to Companies House each year.
File your Companies House accounts early and online to avoid penalties
If you’re due to file accounts with Companies House by the end of September 2023, allow plenty of time before your deadline.
Who to notify if you transfer your business to a new legal structure
An overview of the different groups and organisations that need to know about your new business entity
Types of outsourcing services
Common types and examples of outsourcing services, including disruptive outsourcing solutions.
Drive business growth through efficiency
Video tutorial on growing your business through increased efficiency
Paying overseas suppliers
How to pay international invoices and overseas suppliers - common payment methods, their pros and cons, and foreign currency issues.
Sources of advice and design information
Find advice and help to make your small business' design project a success