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Develop a social media strategy
Social media can help your business reach customers, sell products and manage customer enquiries, to make the most of it you should take a strategic approach.
Social media and search engine optimisation (SEO)
Understand how to get started with social media search engine optimisation (SEO) and how it can benefit your business.
How to manage solvents efficiently
How to develop an effective solvent management plan for your business and purchase solvents efficiently.
Advantages and disadvantages of solvent emissions monitoring techniques
How to decide which solvent emission monitoring techniques and equipment are best for your business activities.
Storage, handling and delivery of chemicals
How your business can avoid causing pollution incidents when storing, handling and taking delivery of chemicals.
Secondary containment systems for bulk chemical stores
How to use secondary containment systems such as bunds to contain leaks and spills, and prevent pollution incidents.
Chemical labelling and information
How to use a safety data sheet to understand how to handle, store and dispose of chemicals in your business.
Choose and register a domain name
How to choose the right type of domain name for your business, and how and where to register it.
Reusing and recovering solvents
How to recover solvents and reuse solvents in your business, minimising waste to save disposal costs.
Why you should monitor your solvent use and emissions
The reasons for monitoring your solvent use and emissions, and the benefits of doing so for your business.
Solvent limits in vehicle refinishing products
Check that vehicle refinishing products you manufacture, import, distribute or sell meet relevant solvent limits.
Advantages of project management
Discover how project management methods and strategies can help you reduce risk, cut costs and improve success rates.
Assess your skills and resources for exporting
Exporting demands extra time, money and skills.
How to analyse water use in your business
How you can assess the cost of your business water use by analysing how much water you use across all operations
Costs of buying business property
Financial considerations you should take into account when purchasing commercial premises.
SWOT, PESTLE and other models for strategic analysis
Introduction to the common business analysis models, including SWOT and PESTLE analysis, scenario planning and Porter's Five Forces framework
Measure your financial performance
Use common financial performance measures, such as profit margins and accounting ratios, to review your business finances
Benchmark your business performance
Use benchmarking to measure your business performance against that of your competitors as a focus for your growth strategy
Competitor analysis
Performance metrics you can use to analyse your competitors, and how to use this information to inform your business decisions
How you can use product design
How careful design of your products can increase your profits and reduce your production costs