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Checklist: set up a business partnership
A handy checklist of steps you must take when you are initially setting up your business partnership
Checklist: set up a limited company
A useful list of things you need to do to when setting up a limited company and organisations you need to contact
Compliance and regulatory risk
How to identify and manage compliance and regulatory risks in your business
Operational risk
Understand the sources of operational risk and how to minimise the impact of operational problems in your business
Problems with growth: overtrading
Overtrading and lack of finance are common problems in a fast-growing business - here's how to overcome them
Starting a business: ongoing training
Training will support the development of a business, understand the importance of ongoing training
Demonstrate good environmental compliance
Show your environmental credentials to become a more attractive business to contractors in Northern Ireland when preparing your business for tender
Find contracts and tender successfully
Put your business in the best position to find and win tender competitions in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Republic of Ireland and the EU
Create your sales plan
How a sales plan will help you to sell your product or service
Choosing a name for a company or LLP
The name that you choose for your company or limited liability partnership must comply with various regulations
Objections to company names
When you will need to change your registered company name due to an objection or if it Is found to be misleading
Sensitive words and expressions in company names
Which words are prescribed for use in a company or LLP name and require the prior consent of a relevant body
SWOT, PESTLE and other models for strategic analysis
Introduction to the common business analysis models, including SWOT and PESTLE analysis, scenario planning and Porter's Five Forces framework
Report a business cartel
How to notify the Competition and Markets Authority of cartel activity such as price fixing, bid-rigging, output restrictions or sharing markets
Leniency for cartel information
How you can avoid punishment for cartel involvement by collaborating with the Competition and Markets Authority
Private litigation in competition law cases
How to bring private actions against businesses for losses incurred by breaches of competition law
Business growth and premises
As your business grows and takes in more staff, you may need to assess your options for larger business premises
Finding your route to market (video)
A video guide to various sales channels you can use to reach your customers
Diversifying our farm - Cavanagh Free Range Eggs (video)
Farm diversification example with Cavanagh Free Range Eggs, who successfully diversified their farm to create a business
Identifying business opportunities through market research - Forest Feast (video)
Ann Woods, Forest Feast, explains what market research databases and techniques they use to help identify new business opportunities.