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How to design packaging for easy distribution
Embedding transport needs into the design of your packaging so that it is easier to move and distribute
How to design packaging for reuse
Reuse of products such as packaging once their primary use is over can bring cost saving for your business and others
How to design packaging for recycling
How your business can design different types of packaging to ensure higher levels of recycling by end users
How to design packaging for energy recovery
Designing your packaging products to allow for energy to be recovered from the used packaging at approved facilities
How to design packaging for composting
Designing your packaging products to enable easier composting when being dealt with by end users
What higher education is
Types of higher education qualifications that are available to your employees
Open data opportunities for business
What is open data, where to find open data in Northern Ireland, and how to make the most of its business opportunities.
Trade mark tips for beginners
12 things that small business owners need to know in order to protect and manage their valuable trade marks
5 top tips for record-keeping
Record-keeping top tips to help you pay the tax you owe and keep an eye on financial activities.
Shares and shareholders
Working out shares, issuing shares and setting prescribed particulars for shareholders of your limited company
Memorandum and articles of association
You must have a memorandum and articles of association in order to register a limited company in the UK
Register for Corporation Tax
How to register for Corporation Tax including information you need to provide and how to get a Unique Taxpayer Reference
Set up as a sole trader
Sole traders must register with HM Revenue and Customs and follow certain rules on running and naming their business
Naming your business as a sole trader
What you can and cannot name your company as a sole trader, including words you need permission to use
Passing off: definition, remedies and defences
Understand the common law of passing off, possible remedies for trade mark misrepresentation and passing off defences
Post-grant opposition of patents
How to challenge the validity of a granted patent or file an opposition in court to try to invalidate or revoke a patent
Break-even analysis when exporting
Use a break-even analysis to determine how many products you must sell and at what price in order to make a profit.
Types of events
Examples of national, international and local tourism events in Northern Ireland such as concerts, exhibitions and sporting competitions
How to sell fireworks legally in Northern Ireland
The steps you should take in order to sell fireworks legally, including registering and complying with regulations.
Bankruptcy for company directors
What to do if you are the director of a company and need to declare bankruptcy