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Support service to help with starting a business
The Northern Ireland Explore Enterprise Support Service is a free service that provides an insight into starting a business.
Pay your Self Assessment tax bill (video)
How to pay your Self Assessment tax bill
Budget for your Self Assessment tax bill (video)
How to budget and prepare for your Self Assessment tax bill
View your Self Assessment calculation (video)
How to view your online tax calculation for Self Assessment
Advantages and disadvantages of issuing shares in your company
There are business benefits of issuing shares in your company but you should also be aware of potential drawbacks.
Support for disabled entrepreneurs
Learn more about the support agencies and organisations available to help disabled entrepreneurs start a business
Should I buy a franchise?
Questions to help you assess whether you could run a successful franchise.
Business benefits of artificial intelligence
Find out about the advantages of artificial intelligence, including how AI can help you to reduce operational costs, increase efficiency, grow revenue and improve customer experience
Food allergies, food intolerances and labelling
Why food operators need to be aware of food allergies and intolerances, and how to put in place best practice.
Choose the right designer for your project
How to evaluate, shortlist and select a designer or a design agency that will fit your design project and budget needs
Advisory support for food and drink businesses
Sources of advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland food and drink industry.
Key things to agree with your designer
What are the main things you should discuss with your designer, including objectives, budget, timescales and intellectual property rights
Create an effective design team
Find out how to form a good design team for your business’ project and what design team roles you may need to consider
Risk management process
Risk management process involves five crucial steps that can help you identify, assess and mitigate risks to your business
How novel foods are assessed
What the compulsory pre-market safety assessment for novel foods covers and how to get authorisation for novel food.
Manage your design project effectively
Understand how to efficiently manage and review your design project during different stages of the design process
Reasons to hire a professional designer
Find out how the right designer or design agency can help you improve your product, packaging, brand and sales
Industry 4.0 challenges and risks
Find out about the risks of Industry 4.0 for your business, and possible limitations of these new digital industrial technologies
Write an effective design brief
How to write an effective design brief that will help your designer understand your design problem and deliver the right solution
Pesticides and food safety
Introduction to how pesticides are regulated and pesticide residue levels are monitored in food.