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Implementing a strategic plan
How to implement and execute your strategic plan, and monitor performance against your business' strategic objectives
Science parks
Support and benefits of science parks, including technology transfer and business incubation
Grow your business - find a case study
Local businesses tell their stories of growth, share strategies for success, and explain how they manage performance and risks
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
Manage your research, design and development
How to manage your design, research and development projects to adapt to customers' changing requirements
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
Grow a tourism business
How to plan to grow your tourism business in Northern Ireland and take advantage of the growing tourism market including major events, screen and food tourism.
Planning to grow a tourism business
Plan to grow your tourism business by creating a strategic plan, assessing your current performance and conducting market research and write a marketing plan.
Tourism industry events and awards
The range of tourism industry events and awards in Northern Ireland that can help you grow your business by improving your skills and raising your profile
Funding support for growing a tourism business
Organisations that offer funding and support initiatives for growing a tourism business in Northern Ireland, such as Tourism NI, Invest NI and others.
Digital marketing for tourism businesses
How your tourism business can take advantage of digital marketing tactics like social media and CRM to promote your offering and drive repeat custom.