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Creating a screen tourism experience - Clearsky Adventure Centre (video)
Creating a successful e-commerce website - Old Mill Saddlery (video)
Growing export sales through our online shop - Christies Direct (video)
Understanding the local market
Guides on the local business support available for entrepreneurs and networking opportunities to increase your profile and sales
Sales and marketing
Information guides on all aspects of business sales of products and services to marketing, both online and via traditional methods
Selling overseas
Preparing to export. Exporting - an overview. Entering overseas markets. Intellectual property protection overseas. Ethical trading. Manage the risks of exporting. CE marking.
Selling online
Accepting online payments. Create an online shop. Search engine optimisation. Pay per click advertising. Distance selling and online trading. Fulfilling online orders. Planning for e-commerce.
Tourism
Guidance on starting and growing a tourism business, legal requirements and getting a tourism business certified, quality grading, niche tourism opportunities, selling online and using resources efficiently
Business premises and rates - find a case study
Insight into how real businesses deal with premises and property issues on a practical level
Sales and marketing - find a case study
Examples of businesses in Northern Ireland who have overcome sales and marketing challenges
Discrimination and equality in tourism businesses
Disability and discrimination laws for accommodation providers and what they mean for your business.
What is a cartel?
An overview of how a cartel is defined by law and the penalties you and your business could face if it trades in one
Competition law
Understand how the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002 affect your business
Price-fixing and other anti-competitive agreements
The law relating to price fixing and other agreements between businesses to restrict competition
Optimising content for mobile devices
How to make sure your mobile website is accessible and easy to use
Negotiate and close the sale
How to manage a negotiation, and ways of getting the client to commit to your product or service
Who is involved in an e-commerce project?
An overview of the range of interested parties involved in an e-commerce project including marketing and IT and external suppliers
Prepare your business to tender for contracts
Assess areas for improvement in your business to pass pre-qualification and tender successfully for contracts
Online selling
How your business can successfully use the internet to sell its products or service including creating an online shop and marketing online
Packaging and labelling for export
What packaging and labelling considerations businesses should consider when exporting goods including local rules and language.