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How businesses use design
An overview of the many ways you can use design in business - from branding and marketing, to product design, packaging and ergonomics
Creating a design strategy for business
How to use design strategically in your business, and include it as part of your overall business strategy
Copyright infringement
Learn when copyright permission is and isn't needed and how to avoid infringement
What does copyright cover?
Types of work you can protect by copyright, and how to use this legal right to protect your intellectual property
Top tips for saving water in your business
Tips on how to engage your business in saving water and practical tips for minimising water use
Practical steps to support employees affected by domestic and sexual abuse
A list of practical measure your business can use to support employees affected by abuse, such as diverting phone calls and allowing flexible working.
Commercial property rental agreements
An overview of the types of property rental agreements available to businesses looking to rent premises.
Energy efficiency tips for different types of business
Tips for specific energy-saving interventions you can make in different industry sectors and where to find out more.
Energy efficiency: sources of advice and financial help
Where your business can go to for help, advice and support in order to improve your energy efficiency.
Intellectual property business help and support
Overview and contact details for organisations that can help and advise you on intellectual property queries.
Delegation skills for business owners and directors
Why effective delegating of business tasks can be efficient time management and how to best go about it.
Renting commercial property: practicalities
The costs, considerations and obligations of renting business property.
Fine-tune and monitor process control systems
Simple low-cost measures for your business to keep process control systems working well and reduce expensive faults.
How process control systems work
How process control systems can monitor processes and minimise variation by starting corrective actions.
Find commercial property to rent
Your options to find suitable business premises to rent including how to use a commercial agent to search for you.
Measure and monitor absence and sickness
How to measure and record absence and sickness in your workplace.
Identifying signs of domestic and sexual abuse
Spot the signs of domestic and sexual abuse in your employees, such as absenteeism, anxiety, injuries and problems concentrating.
Why domestic and sexual abuse is a workplace issue
The definitions of domestic and sexual abuse, and how this affects victims in their place of work.
The law on commercial agents
Understand how you must treat your commercial agent under the Commercial Agents Regulations 1993 including the legal protection they may be entitled to.
Managing your team
Discover the skills that make for successful team management.