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Invest Northern Ireland business networks
Invest Northern Ireland provides business support programmes, business growth help and business networking events
Start-up business ideas
Guides and tools to help you find and develop ideas for ways to start up your own business in Northern Ireland
Using a sales agent
Advice on using an outside agency to sell your products and services, and the legal issues this can raise.
Business networks in Northern Ireland
Use business clubs and forums to make contacts and promote your business in Northern Ireland
Create your sales plan
How a sales plan will help you to sell your product or service
Online selling
How your business can successfully use the internet to sell its products or service including creating an online shop and marketing online
Stock control administration
An administrator or stock controllers' duties, typical paperwork and auditing or checking stock
Advantages of doing business in Causeway Coast and Glens
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Causeway Coast and Glens area
Advantages of doing business in Derry City and Strabane
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Derry City and Strabane area
Advantages of doing business in Newry, Mourne and Down
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Newry, Mourne and Down area
Advantages of doing business in Fermanagh and Omagh
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Fermanagh and Omagh area
Advantages of doing business in Mid Ulster
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Mid Ulster District Council area
Advantages of doing business in Lisburn and Castlereagh
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Lisburn City and Castlereagh area
Social enterprises and the public sector
Ways for social enterprises to maximise their chances of winning public sector contracts through tender competitions
Distance selling
The rules and regulations on distance selling (eg phone, mail order, online) and how to do it effectively.
Selling through retailers, wholesalers and other distributors
The benefits of selling to intermediaries and the key points to consider including how to manage your distributors.
Making your sales channels work together
How to manage your sales channels to increase sales including reviewing each channel and supporting them with advertising.
Reaching customers overseas
Reaching customers in overseas markets and the challenges you should consider such as resources, research and local laws.
Advantages and disadvantages of face to face sales
The costs and benefits associated with selling in person such as building personal relationships and persuasion.
Negotiate and close the sale
How to manage a negotiation, and ways of getting the client to commit to your product or service