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Research your products for ecodesign
How to carry out research and life cycle assessment to ensure that new or revised products follow ecodesign principles.
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.
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.
Identify ecodesign priorities
Assess your priorities when developing new or revised products that will use ecodesign.
What is ecodesign?
An overview of ecodesign and the key environmental considerations when developing products using ecodesign principles.
How are advertising standards regulated?
How advertising standards are regulated in the UK by two advertising codes covering broadcast and non-broadcast advertising and how to work within them.
R&D grants and support in Northern Ireland
Where to find research and development support and grants for businesses in Northern Ireland, and how Invest NI can help.
Advertising complaints procedures
What happens if a complaint is made against you and how you can complain about your rivals' advertisements if they are in breach of advertising codes.
The CAP and BCAP Advertising Codes
What kind of marketing and advertisements the Advertising Codes cover and the key points you need to be aware of.
Best practice in employment and improving skills
How to improve your chances of winning contract work by developing your staff and using best practice in employment when preparing to tender.
Identify areas for improvement in your business
Get ready to tender for contracts by improving your business, identify areas for improvement and take action
Prepare your business to tender for contracts
Assess areas for improvement in your business to pass pre-qualification and tender successfully for contracts
Implement changes to improve your business
Making the right changes to your business to improve prospects when competing for contracts and preparing to tender.
Demonstrate good environmental compliance
Show your environmental credentials to become a more attractive business to contractors in Northern Ireland when preparing your business for tender
Find contracts and tender successfully
Put your business in the best position to find and win tender competitions in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Republic of Ireland and the EU
Sales channels to reach your customers
How to decide which sales channels to use to reach your customers, including face to face, retailers and sales agents.