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Help and support for part-time businesses
Where to find further online and in-person sources of advice and support when setting up a part-time business.
Growth options for a home-based business
How to manage the growth of your home business by employing people, outsourcing and meeting spaces
Sources of support for young entrepreneurs
Support available for young people who set up a business, including business advice and specific organisations.
Support for home-based businesses
Support organisations, online resources and networking events can provide support for home-based businesses
Start a business from home
Guidance and practical tips on starting a home-based business and local support to help establish your home business
Support for entrepreneurs on low incomes
Support available for people on low incomes who set up a business, including business advice and financial support.
Starting a business when unemployed
Information and advice on starting a business when unemployed and the support available to help you get started.
Start-up support for female entrepreneurs
A guide specifically for women entrepreneurs with information and support developed to help women in business
Starting a business: advice for people with a disability
Information and advice about starting a business for disabled people and the specialist advice and support available
Get help to develop a business plan through your local council
How your local council provides one-to-one support from expert advisers to help you to develop your business plan
Write a business plan: step-by-step
A guide on the essential role that creating and using a business plan plays in starting your new business.
Ten steps to a successful start-up
Thinking of starting a business but don’t know where to begin? Follow our ten step guide to a successful start-up
Business support in Northern Ireland
Business support, advice and professional services available for new businesses and those expanding in Northern Ireland
Set up a charity
Key steps to setting up a charity, including choosing the right charity structure, finding trustees and registering your charity.
Product packaging design: top tips
Product packaging best practice to help you create an effective and appealing packaging design for your company's products
Growth and maturity stage of a product life cycle
Strategies for growing and maturing a product, and increasing profit margins and profitability.
Which technology businesses can use design?
How engineering and technology development businesses can benefit from using design principles
Integrate design with other business processes
How to involve designers in all stages of development of a new product or service, and why you should integrate design from the start
Top tips for user-centred design
Best practice on following user-centred design principles in your business, and developing great products and services for your users
Drafting effective design documents
Well-constructed design documents are valuable assets in keeping the design process on track