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Starting a business: ongoing training
Training will support the development of a business, understand the importance of ongoing training
Employee share schemes: advantages and disadvantages for employers
The effect of employee share ownership on your staff; tax advantages for schemes approved by HM Revenue & Customs
Employee share schemes: advantages and disadvantages for staff
How employee share schemes affect employees outlining the positives and potential negative factors
Choose the best employee share scheme
Decide on your objectives for an employee share scheme
Setting up an employee share scheme: employer duties
The guidelines and relevant legislation governing employee share ownership schemes
Funding for life and health sciences innovators in NI
Businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to boost innovation in Northern Ireland's life and health sciences sector.
Agri-Food Investment Initiative
Northern Ireland agri-food businesses can access financial assistance for capital investments to grow and increase their competitiveness.
Marking of patented products
What is patent marking and how to mark your products correctly to show that you have a patent or patent pending rights
Latest UK Export Academy webinars
Upcoming webinars from UK Export Academy to help businesses boost their exporting skills and sell their goods and services to new markets.
Business networks and support for disabled entrepreneurs
A list of organisations and networks that provide support for disabled entrepreneurs
The basics of starting a business
Simple steps to create a business plan, find customers and decide on a legal structure for your startup business
Understanding fixed-term contracts
Meet your legal obligations to fixed-term employees by understanding employment rules.
Company name as intellectual property
How your company name can work as a unique identifier to form important intellectual property
Contractors and copyright
Best practice guidance to help you protect copyright in commissioned works and understand implied licences
What is a patent?
What are patents, how do they protect your inventions and how can you use patent rights to benefit your business
Advantages and disadvantages of getting a patent
Consider the benefits of patents, as well as possible difficulties patenting may cause, before taking your ideas public
Advisory support for creative businesses
Sources of information and advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland creative industries.
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 health check
Find out how you can use the IPO's free IP Health Check tool to help protect your intellectual property assets.
What happens after a winding-up order is made?
What happens to a company after the court makes a winding-up order against it