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Starting a business: advice for people with a disability
Information and advice about starting a business for disabled people and the specialist advice and support available
Get help to develop a business plan through your local council
How your local council provides one-to-one support from expert advisers to help you to develop your business plan
Prepare a financial plan for your start-up business
How to draw up a robust business financial plan to help to project and control budgets, cashflow, sales and overheads
Write a business plan: step-by-step
A guide on the essential role that creating and using a business plan plays in starting your new business.
Ten steps to a successful start-up
Thinking of starting a business but don’t know where to begin? Follow our ten step guide to a successful start-up
Business support in Northern Ireland
Business support, advice and professional services available for new businesses and those expanding in Northern Ireland
Set up a charity
Key steps to setting up a charity, including choosing the right charity structure, finding trustees and registering your charity.
Product packaging design: top tips
Product packaging best practice to help you create an effective and appealing packaging design for your company's products
Growth and maturity stage of a product life cycle
Strategies for growing and maturing a product, and increasing profit margins and profitability.
Which technology businesses can use design?
How engineering and technology development businesses can benefit from using design principles
Integrate design with other business processes
How to involve designers in all stages of development of a new product or service, and why you should integrate design from the start
Top tips for user-centred design
Best practice on following user-centred design principles in your business, and developing great products and services for your users
How to choose raw materials for ecodesign
Consider your use of raw materials while developing sustainable goods and services
Drafting effective design documents
Well-constructed design documents are valuable assets in keeping the design process on track
Choosing the right brand strategy
How to develop a brand strategy, and use design to create strong brands for your business
Choosing a logo and brand name
How to choose a brand name, select a logo for your business, and create a corporate identity to convey your brand
Managing creative employees
How adapting your management style to encourage creativity can help you get the best from your designers
Comply with overseas products and packaging regulations
To sell successfully overseas you need to know about product and packaging regulations in other countries
Advantages and disadvantages of ecodesign
Introduction to the environmental and cost benefits of ecodesign, and some barriers to creating products or services in a sustainable way
Use design to reach overseas markets
Use design to open up opportunities and make your products and packaging more saleable in overseas markets