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Steps to building an effective team in the workplace
Factors you should consider when building teams to successfully achieve business goals
Team management tips
How to effectively manage your teams and encourage harmonious teamwork
Checklist: set up as a sole trader
A checklist of things you must do, and organisations you must make contact with, to set yourself up as a sole trader
Checklist: set up a business partnership
A handy checklist of steps you must take when you are initially setting up your business partnership
Checklist: set up a limited company
A useful list of things you need to do to when setting up a limited company and organisations you need to contact
Compliance and regulatory risk
How to identify and manage compliance and regulatory risks in your business
Operational risk
Understand the sources of operational risk and how to minimise the impact of operational problems in your business
What is screen tourism?
Definition of screen and film tourism, including examples in Austria, New Zealand and Northern Ireland
IP rights: copyright
What is copyright, when does it apply, and how you can use it to protect your intellectual property
IP rights: trade marks
What are trade marks, and how to register trade marks to protect your brand, products or business
IP rights: designs
An overview of design as an intellectual property asset and advice on how to use unregistered and registered designs to secure your IP
Problems with growth: overtrading
Overtrading and lack of finance are common problems in a fast-growing business - here's how to overcome them
Internal research and development
How to carry out internal research and development and leverage the benefits of keeping research in-house
How to contact the Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland
How to contact the Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland
Water use authorisations
When you need an authorisation or licence for taking or storing water from a surface or groundwater source
Reduce, reuse and recycle packaging
How to save your business money by reducing the amount of packaging you use, and other efficiency ideas
Exporting WEEE
Regulations you must follow if you want to export waste electrical and electronic equipment overseas
Operating a WEEE producer compliance scheme
How you can operate a producer compliance scheme for waste electrical and electronic equipment
IP rights: patents
What is a patent, how to apply for one, and how to use and enforce it to protect your business' intellectual property
Starting a business: ongoing training
Training will support the development of a business, understand the importance of ongoing training