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Register your charity
How to register your charity in Northern Ireland.
Taxes, duty and legal considerations when exporting to Norway
Find out about the numerous things you need to consider before you start exporting to Norway.
Types of legal protection for intellectual property rights
How to choose the right type of legal protection for your patents, trade marks, design and copyright
Information a statutory demand should contain
The required contents of a statutory demand, and the forms you need to use
What is equity finance and is it right for your business?
Work out whether equity finance can provide the finance you want for your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of equity finance
Discover the benefits and drawbacks of the use of equity finance or share capital in your business.
Secure equity investment: six top tips
Top tips on securing equity investment for your business.
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.
Pre-start checklist
There’s a lot to think about before you take steps to start your business. Find out what other people have done, get help to develop a plan of action, research your market and find tools to refine your idea.
IP rights: copyright
What is copyright, when does it apply, and how you can use it to protect your intellectual property
IP rights: trade marks
What are trade marks, and how to register trade marks to protect your brand, products or business
IP rights: designs
An overview of design as an intellectual property asset and advice on how to use unregistered and registered designs to secure your IP
IP rights: patents
What is a patent, how to apply for one, and how to use and enforce it to protect your business' intellectual property
Advantages of staff perks and incentive
Benefits of offering effective staff incentive schemes and perks for employers and employees
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.
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.
Why change your business structure?
Reasons for changing your business structure
Get the skills to start a business when unemployed
How find sources of training and support to get the experience and confidence to start your own business.
Finding a business idea when unemployed
Tips and resources to help you to find a successful business idea, concept, product or service to base your business on.