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Identify how much money your start-up business will make
Concentrate on cashflow estimates in the first year, not expected profit, to help ensure your business stays afloat
Forecast your personal financial needs when starting a business
How to make a realistic assessment of your personal financial needs for the first year of your new business
Cut business costs to increase start-up cashflow
Some simple, common-sense steps to consider when trying to make significant start-up business cost savings
Alternative income sources for start-ups
How you can find other sources of income during the critical early days of running your start-up business
5 things to do before you start your business
Consider your business idea, business name, market research and how you will finance your business venture
Business mistakes: weak financial planning
Lack of capital, contingency plans and a reluctance to seek professional advice are all potential start-up problems
Selling fireworks
Fireworks retailing rules and responsibilities for businesses in Northern Ireland including how to apply for a licence to sell fireworks legally and safe storage.
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
Understand how the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works in Northern Ireland, what the ratings mean and how to display them.
Food hygiene rating: what the ratings mean
Understand food hygiene ratings for your business, what the ratings cover, how they're given, and how often your business might be inspected.
Food safety and animal feed incidents
What to do in the event of a food or animal feed-related incident, and how to reduce the risk of one happening.
Hygiene for food businesses
Understand your legal responsibilities for hygiene as a food business, and follow best practices to maintain top hygiene standards.
Re-using food packaging - safety guidelines
When it's not advisable to re-use food packaging, and guidance on how to re-use food packaging safely.
How to prevent and manage food risks and incidents
Put measures in place to prevent food and feed incidents, and minimise food safety risks.
How to report a food or animal feed incident
Process of reporting a food or animal feed related incident and which relevant authorities to contact.
What is a food incident?
Overview of food and feed incidents, and definitions of health and safety in food and feed.
Food withdrawals and recalls
How to plan and prepare for carrying out food withdrawal and recalls in case you experience a food incident.
Food safety alerts
Overview of the different types of food alerts, how to deal with them and where to get help.
Meat safety and hygiene
Food hygiene overview for the meat production industry, including wild game and livestock policy.
Cleaning, disinfection and preventing food cross-contamination
Follow good cleaning practices to help prevent food poisoning from occurring through cross-contamination.
Food safety myths - true or false?
Food safety myths and whether they are true or false - including best before dates, rare meat and washing raw chicken.