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Manage your registered trade mark
How to renew, amend and manage registered trade marks, add new classes of goods and services and deal with trade mark infringement
Managing your copyright
How to use your copyright, license or assign your rights, and protect and benefit from your copyrighted work
Ecodesign in product and service development
What is ecodesign and how it can help you to minimise the environmental impact of your goods and services
User-centred design
Introduction to user-centred design, its benefits to your business and its role in product or service development
Designing a successful brand
How to use design to create a successful brand and build brand identity for your business
Price lists, estimates, quotations and tenders
Find out how to present prices to your customers, including how to draw up price lists, estimates and quotations and prices for tenders.
Set objectives for contract negotiation
How to define goals and objectives for supplier negotiations, and determine your bargaining range ahead of the negotiations.
Prepare for contract negotiation
How to prepare for successful supplier contract negotiations.
Negotiating supplier contracts
Best practice tips and strategies to help you prepare for and conduct successful supplier contract negotiations.
The challenges of sourcing overseas
Understand the challenges of sourcing overseas, such as varying trade restrictions, language, cultural and legal differences, and business practices.
How to find an overseas supplier
Carry out due diligence to research suitable countries and individual overseas suppliers before agreeing a deal.
How to choose an overseas supplier
Price, quality and reliability are critical factors when choosing a supplier overseas.
Advantages of sourcing overseas
Understand the benefits of sourcing your products and materials overseas, and the issues that can arise when purchasing internationally.
Contract negotiation strategies
Find the right strategy for your supplier contract negotiation and prepare to win the best deals for your business.
Negotiation tips for dealing with suppliers
Practical tips and tactics to help you conduct successful supplier contract negotiations.
Negotiate a supplier price
How to negotiate a supplier price and use strategies like counter-offers and discounts to secure a deal that offers good value for money.
Agree supplier contract terms
Tips on drawing up a contract with your supplier to protect your interests and agree standards of service.
Working with international suppliers
Common problems associated with international purchasing and using overseas suppliers, and how to avoid them.
Working with overseas suppliers
Importance of building a strong relationship with your overseas suppliers, managing quality and carrying out performance reviews.
Paying overseas suppliers
How to pay international invoices and overseas suppliers - common payment methods, their pros and cons, and foreign currency issues.