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Considering starting a business
Guidance to help you decide if you have the right business idea and importantly if you have what it takes to start and run a business
Find money to start your business
Guides to help you through the tricky issues of finding and securing finance to start up your business
Trade with other countries
Guides on exporting and importing when starting up a business and the support available for trading internationally
IT for start-ups
Guides on how to integrate the right IT systems and infrastructure to help your business through the startup phase
Use innovation in your business
Guidance on using innovation in manufacturing and business operations, and the benefits of using artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 technologies and open data in business
Design for business success
Discover how design can benefit your business, your products, services and branding
Understand Tax and VAT when self-employed
Guides which can help ensure you understand your responsibilities when it comes to tax and VAT for your startup business
Manufacturing
Advice and support for manufacturing businesses in Northern Ireland
Manufacturing advice and support
Guides to help improve and grow your manufacturing business
Tax allowances and grants
Guides to help you manufacturing business apply for available grants and benefit from tax allowances
Grow your manufacturing business
Advice and guidance to help you grow your manufacturing business
Health and safety practices in manufacturing
Guides on best practice and legal requirements for health and safety within your manufacturing business
Chemical manufacturing
Guides on regulations for businesses in the chemical manufacturing sector
Electrical and electronic industry
Guidance on regulations in the electrical and electronic industry
Engineering
Guides for engineering businesses which deal with industry issues including environmental performance and compliance
Metal production & processing
Guidance for metal manufacturing businesses which cover industry issues including legal compliance on the environment
Paper and cardboard manufacturing
Guides on the environmental responsibilities for paper and cardboard manufacturing businesses
Printing industry
Guides to help you understand the environmental responsibilities of your printing business
Textiles and furniture
Guides to help you understand the environmental responsibilities of running textiles and furniture businesses
Manage business finances
Guides on why managing finance is an important part of starting and running your business