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Grow your business through franchising
Find out how to grow your business through a franchise operation, and use franchise agreements to prevent common problems.
Intellectual property health check
Find out how you can use the IPO's free IP Health Check tool to help protect your intellectual property assets.
Carry out supplier due diligence
What due diligence checks should you run on prospective suppliers before you enter into contract negotiations with them.
Managing supplier relationships
Key considerations around working with suppliers, including building and managing a successful relationship based on mutual gain.
Employee absence due to conflict at work
How to manage staff who are absent because of disputes or other conflicts in the workplace.
Employee absence as a capability issue
How an employee's illness can affect their ability to perform their job.
Metrics and targets - Reporting climate-related financial disclosures
How to disclose the metrics and targets used to assess and manage relevant climate-related risks and opportunities in TCFD reporting.
Drive business growth through efficiency
Video tutorial on growing your business through increased efficiency
Advantages of sourcing overseas
Understand the benefits of sourcing your products and materials overseas, and the issues that can arise when purchasing internationally.
Six tips for choosing the right business property
Six tips to help you find a suitable commercial property to buy or rent for your business.
Choose the right location for your business premises
Identify the advantages and disadvantages when deciding on a suitable location for your commercial property.
Search for commercial property
Specifying what you want when searching for business premises and where you can search for suitable commercial property.
What motivates employees?
Interesting tasks, flexible working, recognition of achievement and other motivators
Licensing your intellectual property
How to license out your intellectual property, and choose the right type of license, to fuel the growth of your business.
Selling your intellectual property
How to value and sell your business' intellectual property and use your IP to support your growth strategy.
Shortlisting potential suppliers
How to shortlist reliable suppliers and choose the right ones that could meet the needs of your business.
How to classify business expenses
How to categorise and claim expenses costs as allowable expenses or capital allowances to get the most tax benefits.
How to find an overseas supplier
Carry out due diligence to research suitable countries and individual overseas suppliers before agreeing a deal.
Working with overseas suppliers
Importance of building a strong relationship with your overseas suppliers, managing quality and carrying out performance reviews.
Paying overseas suppliers
How to pay international invoices and overseas suppliers - common payment methods, their pros and cons, and foreign currency issues.