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Growing a successful business - OutsideIn
David Johnston, founder and CEO of OutsideIn, explains how his company has grown and shares key lessons from its journey.
Intellectual property crime and your business
IP crime is widespread and growing, and has serious economic, quality and safety impacts
Protecting intellectual property
How to conduct an audit of your business' intellectual property rights and take steps to protect and secure your IP
Get patent protection for your business
Find out how to patent a product, and protect your ideas or inventions by applying for a patent and securing your patent rights
Trade marks
Introduction to trade marking – how to choose, search for, register and protect trade marks in the UK or abroad
Design right and registration
How to protect the value of your designs through unregistered design rights and design registration
Copyright for your business
What is copyright, how to use this legal right to protect your creative work and what to do if someone violates it
Protecting your intellectual property abroad
Understand how to secure and enforce your intellectual property rights internationally, and register your patents, trade marks and designs overseas
Make best use of standards
Introduction to the different technical, management and best practice standards, and their benefits to your business
Use innovation to start or grow your business
What is innovation and why should new and existing businesses innovate in order to increase their efficiency and profitability
Find support for inventors
Support and advice for inventors and businesses developing innovative ideas, products and technologies in Northern Ireland
Chemical manufacturing environmental performance management
How to manage your business' impact on the environment through improved procedures and green chemistry.
Chemical manufacturer packaging obligations
The environmental responsibilities your chemical manufacturing business faces if it produces or uses packaging.
What is green chemistry?
Green chemistry is defined by 12 key principles that you can use to evaluate your production processes.
Chemical manufacturing resource efficiency
Using resources efficiently in your chemical manufacturing business to reduce your costs and environmental impacts.
Documentation required in order to carry dangerous goods
The international Transport Emergency Card and other documentation which needs to accompany dangerous goods in transit.
Public transport benefits for staff
Practical tips to increase public transport use among your staff by promoting available tax benefits and cost savings.
Advantages of electric vehicles for business
What electric cars and vans can offer to businesses by reducing costs and boosting your environmental reputation
Zero emission vehicles and alternative fuels
How your business can move away from petrol and diesel transport to invest in zero and low emissions vehicles.
Project management templates and tools
Find project management sample documents and templates, including project scope, project plan and risk register templates.