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Finding a business idea when unemployed
Tips and resources to help you to find a successful business idea, concept, product or service to base your business on.
How to license or buy other people's copyright
To use copyright work, you must have the permission of the copyright owner and you may have to pay for the usage
Advantages of innovation
Benefits of innovation in business can include efficiencies, growth and increased competitive advantage, as well as enhanced reputation
Types of accounting software
Understand the different types of accounting software, from free software and small business packages, to cloud accounting and enterprise-level software.
R&D grants and support in Northern Ireland
Get funding, advice, and support for R&D and innovation in Northern Ireland through Invest NI, InterTradeIreland, and other local initiatives.
Develop your franchise format
The franchise operations manual, and protecting your brand.
Advanced computer networks: intranets, extranets and VPNs
Different types of business computer networks, including wide area networks, virtual private networks, cloud networks, intranets and extranets.
Office networks
Understand the different types of office computer networks, including peer-to-peer and client/server local area networks.
Benefits of computer networks
Key advantages of networking your computers and reducing costs by sharing your files, resources and storage on a business network.
Network security issues
Common network security issues include data loss, security breaches and malicious attacks - learn how to secure your network against them.
How to manage your brand
The ways you can communicate your brand and get your brand message across including storytelling and credibility.
Researching customers and markets abroad
Research overseas markets, consumers and countries to make informed decisions about your business.
Researching export markets online
Ways of conducting online research on export markets.
Security principle under the UK GDPR
Measures you should put in place to satisfy data integrity, confidentiality and availability requirements under the UK GDPR.
Find a copyright owner
How to find and contact copyright owners before using their work, and what to do if you can't find an owner
Accountability under the UK GDPR
Accountability principle says organisations are responsible for, and must be able to demonstrate, compliance with the data protection laws.
Create your sales plan
How a sales plan will help you to sell your product or service
Blocks of shared parental leave
An employee taking shared parental leave (SPL) can split their leave into up to three separate blocks instead of taking it all in one go
Keep shared parental leave and pay records
You must keep shared parental leave and pay records for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
The right to shared parental leave and pay
Employees may be entitled to shared parental leave (SPL) and statutory shared parental pay (ShPP)