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6 tips for a successful joint venture
Six tips for setting up a successful joint venture, negotiating JV agreements and overcoming common problems that cause joint ventures to fail.
Development stage of a product life cycle
How to develop the idea for your product or service, plan potential outcomes and product expansion.
Product life cycles - decline stage
How to deal with product decline and extend the lifespan of your product or service.
Introduction stage of a product life cycle
How to introduce your product or service to potential customers in the marketplace and promote your business.
Create a more innovative business: top tips
Simple tips to help you make your business more innovative and develop an innovation strategy for success
Six tips for Industry 4.0 adoption
Simple tips to help every business embrace digital technologies to drive innovation, efficiencies, improved customer service and cost savings
Support for manufacturing innovation
Where to find financial, technological and advisory support for manufacturing innovation in Northern Ireland
Products that need CE marking
What products need to be CE marked before you can trade them freely in the EU, which European product directives apply, and when is CE marking required
Recognition for good design
How to get recognition for your design success and capitalise on the opportunities it can generate.
Paper manufacturing and air pollution
Types of air pollution from paper and cardboard production, and what you must do to reduce or prevent it.
Paper manufacturing and noise pollution
What your business must do to reduce or prevent noise pollution from your paper and cardboard production.
Paper and cardboard manufacturing pollution prevention
How to prevent air, land and water pollution in paper and cardboard production and dealing with pollution incidents.
Types of joint venture
Differences between various types of joint venture structure, and how to decide on the right form of partnership for your business.
Joint ventures and business partnerships
What is a joint venture, how does it work, how it can benefit your business and how to plan your joint venture partnership for success.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing product distribution
Consider the benefits and challenges of outsourcing product distribution, and IP issues in outsourcing agreements.
Licensing your intellectual property
How to license out your intellectual property, and choose the right type of license, to fuel the growth of your business.
Selling your intellectual property
How to value and sell your business' intellectual property and use your IP to support your growth strategy.
Grow your business through franchising
Find out how to grow your business through a franchise operation, and use franchise agreements to prevent common problems.
Intellectual property business help and support
Overview and contact details for organisations that can help and advise you on intellectual property queries.
Intellectual property health check
Find out how you can use the IPO's free IP Health Check tool to help protect your intellectual property assets.