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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.
Advantages and disadvantages of trade shows and exhibitions
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of taking stand space at a trade show or exhibition, such as networking and generating leads, versus costs and high competition.
Trade shows and exhibitions
Getting the most out of trade shows and exhibitions including choosing the correct trade show to attend locally and internationally.
Exhibition legal issues
Ensure your stand is accessible and meets legal safety standards, and that you comply with rules on sale of goods.
Choose the right trade fair
Research and identify the most suitable trade fair for your industry sector whether you are exhibiting or attending as a delegate.
Use intellectual property to grow your business
Ways you can use intellectual property (such as brands, patents and designs) to support the growth of your business.
Is your business ready for a joint venture?
How to carry out a SWOT analysis for a potential strategic partnership and assess if you are ready to enter a joint venture.
Joint venture advantages and disadvantages
Understand the pros and cons of forming a joint venture to share resources, responsibilities and risks with another business.
Plan your joint venture relationship
How to create a fair joint venture agreement, recognise what each partner will contribute and set the right objectives for your partnership.
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
Requirements for businesses under ADR on classifying, packaging, labelling and certifying dangerous goods.
The dangerous goods vehicle approval certificate
How to certify vehicles for transporting explosives or dangerous goods to or within certain ADR signatory countries.
Driver training certificates required under ADR
An overview of the training requirements for the vocational 'ADR Certificate' for drivers transporting dangerous goods.
The ADR test required to certify vehicles used to transport dangerous goods
Information on how your business can get your vehicle approved to carry dangerous goods by road under ADR.
Requirements for the carriage of dangerous goods on vehicles at sea
Merchant Shipping Notices and International Maritime Organisation guidance on how to pack your cargo.
Driving dangerous goods and special loads abroad
A guide to regulations governing the transportation of dangerous goods by road and the procedures involved.
Cycling and walking in workplace travel planning
Helping your staff to cycle or walk to work can lead to supporting a healthier and more productive workforce.
Changing travel culture in your business
Change your workplace travel culture through incentives, flexible and home working and investing in videoconferencing.
Workplace travel planning
How a workplace travel plan can reduce the need for travel and promote cost-effective and sustainable alternatives.