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Customers' key rights when buying services
How to make sure your services meet the rights of customers by meeting your duties to deliver services with reasonable care and skill, within reasonable time.
Pros and cons of using ISP for hosting
How to use an internet service provider to host your website, and assess the benefits of shared vs dedicated hosting.
Website hosting and management
Customer support, content maintenance, server security and other features you may want to factor into choosing a web host.
Buying commercial property: concluding the sale
Completing the sale of a business property including exchanging contracts, deposits, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and Land Registry fees.
Best practices for accessible websites
Find out how to comply with accessibility legislation and make your website accessible to users with a wide range of abilities.
Characteristics of a user-friendly website
Understand why usability matters in web design and how to design your website to meet user requirements.
Main technical issues in web design
Find out how browsers, screen resolutions and download speeds affect website design.
Business websites: legal requirements
Understand the laws and regulations affecting websites, including those that require you to publish certain information on your business website.
Planning your website
How to set clear objectives for your website, plan its purpose and work out its structure, design and content.
Website navigation best practice
How to develop a simple and consistent navigation scheme to help visitors quickly find the information they require.
Assess your networking needs and requirements
How to define your networking requirements and what to consider when assessing your computer networking needs.
Security issues in wireless networks
Basic security features of WLAN products - such as SSIDs, WEP and access control - offer limited protection against common WLAN security issues and threats.
What to put in your tender
Ways to ensure your tender document reflects the client's needs including focus on the client, value for money, contracts and risk management.
Advantages and disadvantages of using an overseas distributor
Distributors take on many of the risks and burdens of trading overseas, but they expect heavy discounts in return.
Finding and contracting with overseas agents and distributors
Make a shortlist of intermediaries and compare what they can offer you and how well each is run.
Legal considerations when choosing business property
Key legal obligations and restrictions to consider when choosing commercial premises.
Marketing, entertainment and subscriptions expenses
What types of marketing, entertainment and subscriptions your business can claim as business expenses.
Staff expenses
The types of allowable business expenses which you can claim for staff, and what you can't claim for.
Office, property and equipment expenses
How to claim business expenses for your office, property and equipment and an overview of eligible items.
Clothing expenses
What clothing items are classed as allowable business expenses that you can claim as expenses for your business.