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Pension information webinars
Series of online events to help you and your workers get a better understanding of how pensions work.
Catalyst for Change Award 2024
Nominations are open for awards celebrating innovation and commitment to equality.
Avoid the problems of overtrading
How expanding businesses can match production and order cycles using gearing, working capital or quick ratio tests.
Business mistakes: poor or inadequate market research
Conduct thorough market research and get to know your clients when you start-up in business.
Business mistakes: weak financial planning
Lack of capital, contingency plans and a reluctance to seek professional advice are all potential start-up problems
Resource Matching Workshop
Is your business generating waste that another company could use, or are you looking for waste products to repurpose or reuse?
How does the application process for AccessNI work?
Where to send your application, how to avoid making common mistakes, and how to dispute incorrect information.
Work involving children and adults - your obligations
For positions that involve working in regulated activity with children or adults, enhanced checks are required.
AccessNI: who needs to apply and types of checks
Standard and Enhanced AccessNI checks and how long they are valid for.
How to apply for an AccessNI criminal records check
Applying for an AccessNI check by phone, post, or electronically.
AccessNI costs and how long checks take
How much it costs to apply for an AccessNI check and how long you can expect to wait for it to be processed.
AccessNI checks for overseas applicants
Checking an applicant's overseas criminal record and their right to work in the UK.
Borrow money for capital investment from pension schemes
How small self-administered pension schemes allow a business to borrow money with certain restrictions.
Employing someone with a criminal record
What information may be disclosed by an AccessNI check, recruiting ex-offenders, and withdrawing job offers.
How to register with AccessNI
Registering your organisation with AccessNI in order to access criminal records checks.
Claim loan interest against tax
If you deduct loan interest from your profits you can reduce your business tax bill.
Current delivery times for AccessNI disclosure certificates
Find out the latest delivery times for AccessNI certificates.
Accepting a previously-issued AccessNI check
Accepting previously issued AccessNI checks, revealing information about these to other organisations, and security features of.
Six tips to avoid common business start-up mistakes
A quick list of common start-up business mistakes which new businesses owners can make and how to avoid them.
Trading partner relationships and e-commerce
How internet-based technologies can improve relationships with your business and trading partners.