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Are you ready to import?
Ensuring you have the right strategy and resources to benefit from importing.
Challenges of exporting
Challenges of exporting include market research, export paperwork and financing.
Choosing the right export markets
Focusing on export market opportunities that suit your strengths.
Assess your skills and resources for exporting
Exporting demands extra time, money and skills.
Manage export contracts and logistics
Understanding export contracts, delivery and payments.
Plan your export market entry strategy
Choosing the right distribution channels and ways of promoting your product in overseas markets.
Use the right export support services
Government help for exporters and other sources of information and support.
Preparing to export
Assessing whether you are ready to export and planning your approach.
Export checklist: review your export readiness
Export readiness review: planning, marketing and export procedures.
Accounting for VAT on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Information about when you can, or need to, account for VAT on your tax return if you're a UK VAT-registered business.
Advantages of renting commercial property
The business benefits of renting property can range from better cashflow to having more flexibility if you need to relocate your business in the future.
Commercial property rental agreements
An overview of the types of property rental agreements available to businesses looking to rent premises.
Find commercial property to rent
Your options to find suitable business premises to rent including how to use a commercial agent to search for you.
Renting commercial property: practicalities
The costs, considerations and obligations of renting business property.
Secure your business assets
How to identify and protect your assets, including your vehicles and transported goods.
Preventing identity theft, scams and fraud
How to protect your business from the risk of identity theft.
Business security: cash
How to handle cash, cheques, and debit and credit card payments securely.
Business security: stock and theft prevention
Keep track of stock, maintain security, and avoid staff theft by restricting access to stock and using CCTV.
Business security plans and procedures
Plans and procedures to physically secure your business property and assets.
Reporting a crime against your business
How to report a crime against your business to the Police Service of Northern Ireland or Crimestoppers.