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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.
Overseas supplier contracts
Overseas supplier agreements should cover pricing and trading terms in great detail, to ensure they offer the best way of avoiding disputes.
Cluster sequencing for carbon capture, usage and storage Track-2
The Track-2 process will establish two new clusters as part of the further development of CCUS.
Open Networks Ecosystem Competition
Apply for up to £80 million of funding to support the development of open network solutions.
Battery manufacturing training initiative
Apply for a share of up to £2 million to establish at least one training initiative for battery manufacturing.
UK Battery Industrialisation Centre SME Credit Round 1
Apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to increase and facilitate your engagement with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre.
CR&D resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing competition
Apply for a share of up to £12 million to support UK materials and manufacturing organisations to improve resource efficiency.
Construction: Go Digital, Improve Productivity & Strive to Net-Zero event
Hear about how your business can improve competitiveness at a time of volatility, escalating energy, material and labour costs.
Mobility Pathfinder Innovation Programme 2023
Funding for personal mobility solutions to better support a rapidly ageing population to stay connected, active, and independent.
Small grants for innovative local road safety projects
Funding for innovative projects with a practical focus that show a proposed link to reducing road casualties.
Choose between single or multiple supplier strategy
Advantages and disadvantages of single sourcing vs multiple sources of supply, and when two or more suppliers may be better than one.
Criteria for selecting a supplier
Critical factors you should consider when searching for potential suppliers for your business – including whether to choose single or multiple sources of supply.
Shortlisting potential suppliers
How to shortlist reliable suppliers and choose the right ones that could meet the needs of your business.
Choosing suppliers for your business
Critical factors to consider when choosing and evaluating suppliers for your business.
Supply Chain Resilience and Development Solutions call
Support is available to help Northern Ireland businesses improve their supply chain resilience and competitiveness.
InterTradeIreland Digital Sales Supports
Access digital Sales Supports designed to help your business improve and expand its online presence in the cross-border market and beyond.