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Win contracts at the right price
Discover what clients look for when weighing up different tenders including the lifetime cost of products and services.
Branding for different sectors
The similarities and differences between branding in different market sectors including start-up businesses, business-to-business and service businesses.
Research product and packaging changes for export
Adjusting your product to comply with law overseas.
Legal and financial costs expenses
What you can claim for accountancy, legal and other professional fees and information on how to write off bad debts.
How to claim business expenses
How to keep on top of your business records in order to claim your business allowable expenses with HMRC.
What do businesses need to do when making environmental claims?
Responsibilities when making environmental claims and what can happen if you don’t comply with consumer protection law.
Green Claims Code checklist
Thirteen statements which businesses can use to understand how to implement and use green claims responsibly.
Crowdsourcing on social media
Benefit from using your social media presence to contribute innovative ideas and solutions to your company's problems through crowdsourcing and open innovation.
Search engine optimisation friendly web design
Learn how to optimise your website design to both work well with search engines and create a good experience for the user through content and accessibility
Common approaches to innovation
What are the most common approaches to innovation, and how you can analyse the market, identify opportunities and find government support for innovation
Advantages and disadvantages of accounting software
Find out how the right accounting software can help your business, and understand the potential pitfalls.
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.
The challenges of sourcing overseas
Understand the challenges of sourcing overseas, such as varying trade restrictions, language, cultural and legal differences, and business practices.
Lead and motivate staff: five top tips
The following top tips will help you to enhance your leadership skills and motivate your staff
How to improve your suppliers' environmental performance
Make sure that all your suppliers are managing and improving their environmental performance
Becoming an effective leader
Strategic focus, change management and other leadership skills, and how to acquire them
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.