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Commercial dispute resolution
Guide to commercial dispute resolution options including mediation, arbitration, adjudication and litigation and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
The law and selling online
The different regulations you need to understand when selling products and services online to consumers.
Food tourism opportunities for hospitality providers
How restaurants, hotels, pubs and other hospitality providers can capitalise on food tourism opportunities.
Food tourism experiences
Guidance and support for offering food tourism experiences like tours, food trails, events and festivals.
Quality grading for tourism businesses
Tourism NI’s five star quality grading scheme for tourism businesses, and details and benefits of other tourism quality accreditations.
Taking advantage of food tourism opportunities - Broighter Gold (video)
Leona Kane, founder of Broighter Gold rapeseed oil in Limavady, describes how the business uses food tourism to market their product and promote local produce.
Food tourism opportunities
Business opportunities in Northern Ireland’s growing food tourism market for producers, hospitality providers and tourism experience providers.
The different online selling regulations
The legal position and the relevant legislation to consider when selling online, including data protection, consumer protection and electronic commerce
Does my business need a consumer credit licence?
If you sell on credit, lend money, issue credit cards, collect debts or give debt advice, you may need a consumer credit licence to operate.
Rules on credit agreements
Understand the rules that govern credit agreements between businesses and consumers such as the consumer credit act and consumer contract regulations.
How to apply for a consumer credit licence
You can apply for consumer credit licensing from the Financial Conduct Authority who will assess your fitness on factors such as competence and past offences.
Rules on advertising credit
The rules governing advertisement for credit or hire facilities including providing clear, easily understood information and a representative example.
Consumer credit rules for businesses that hire out or lease goods
An introduction to how consumer credit rules affect businesses that hire or lease goods including providing a written hire agreement stating the consumer’s rights.
Consumer credit
An overview of the rules about consumer credit and whether your business needs a consumer credit licence from the Financial Conduct Authority.
Advantages and disadvantages of using social media
Understand how social media can benefit your business through increased brand awareness, and the potential pitfalls such as ineffective use.
Tourism - find a case study
A range of case studies showing how Northern Ireland tourism providers have overcome business challenges.
Screen tourism business help and support
Support and advice for screen tourism – including Game of Thrones experiences - in Northern Ireland
Email marketing
Best practice advice to improve open and click rates and boost sales through email marketing campaigns.
What is email marketing?
Definition of email marketing, its importance for your business, the types of email marketing and options for sending email marketing messages.
How to ensure your online sales promotions are compliant
How you can make sure your online sales promotions are compliant and do not mislead consumers.