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Business premises and rates in Northern Ireland
Finding the right property for your business and paying rates in Northern Ireland
Business networks in Northern Ireland
Use business clubs and forums to make contacts and promote your business in Northern Ireland
Stock control and inventory
Why stock control is important and the different methods of stock control available to you
What is a search engine and how do they work?
Learn what a search engine is and how the main search engines (such as Google, Yahoo and Bing) work, including how each search engine will analyse your site.
Types of search engine
Understand popular and niche search engines and how you can rank well in search engine results.
Starting a business as a female entrepreneur - DELI LITES
Jackie Reid explains how she used her skills and expertise to develop her startup idea into a successful business
Develop a social media strategy
Social media can help your business reach customers, sell products and manage customer enquiries, to make the most of it you should take a strategic approach.
Social media business opportunities and challenges
Some of the opportunities and challenges you should consider when using social media for business in order to make the most of it and avoid common pitfalls.
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.
Managing social media in our business - The MAC (video)
Find out how arts venue The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) manages their social media – Media and Communications Officer Ciaran Corr shares his experiences
Business benefits of advertising
The different ways that advertising can raise your profile with customers and how to do it, such as providing contact details and information about products.
Types of advertising
Consider various types of advertising and choose which is best suited to your marketing goals.
Franchising options
Business format franchising, licensing, and agency and distribution agreements.
Plan an advertising campaign
Maximise the impact of your advertising by getting your message and your timing right, and making sure you reach the right audiences as per your marketing plan.
Applying for voluntary strike-off and dissolution
How a business can apply to be struck off the register, and how Companies House deals with an application
Who to inform about applying for voluntary strike-off and dissolution
Interested parties must be told about an application for voluntary strike-off, and they may have the right to object
Involuntary strike-off
If a business is not in operation, the registrar can strike it off the register and dissolve it
Administrative restoration to the register
A former director of a company that has been struck off or a member of an LLP that has been struck off can apply for administrative restoration
What happens with court-ordered restoration
If the court orders a business to be restored to the register, a name change may be required that incurs costs
Withdrawing an application for voluntary strike-off
When it is necessary or appropriate to withdraw an application for voluntary strike-off