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Stock control systems - keeping track manually
Using inventory listing, stock codes, stock books and a simple re-order system to manage your stock
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.
Search engine optimisation (SEO)
Learn how to use search engine optimisation techniques to improve your website's ranking on search engine results pages and increase traffic to your site.
Apply for a Binding Origin Information decision
If you import into or export from Northern Ireland you can get a decision on the origin of your goods.
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.
AccessNI: who needs to apply and types of checks
Standard and Enhanced AccessNI checks and how long they are valid for.
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.
Accepting a previously-issued AccessNI check
Accepting previously issued AccessNI checks, revealing information about these to other organisations, and security features of.
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