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Chemical manufacturing site pollution incident prevention
How you can prepare and deal with pollution incidents to minimise the risk of fines and clean-up costs.
Chemical manufacturing and water and sewer discharge
Types of water pollution related to chemical manufacturing, and how your business can reduce or prevent it.
Chemical manufacturing and land contamination
Types of land pollution related to chemical manufacturing, and how your business can reduce or prevent it.
Chemical manufacturing and noise pollution
How to avoid noise pollution, nuisances, and health and safety impacts from your chemical manufacturing activities.
How to get an explosives licence or registration
Different types of explosives manufacturing and storage licences and registration and where to obtain them
Conducting research when buying a business
How to research and analyse information on an existing business you are thinking of buying.
Franchise fees and royalties
Initial franchise fees help recover development and marketing costs while continuing royalties or mark-ups provide your profit.
Potential problems when buying a business
Be aware of potential issues that may affect your purchase of an existing business.
Preparing to sell your business
Options for selling your business, making it attractive to purchasers and finding advisers.
Streamline your business operations when selling your business
Steps that reduce the risk for potential buyers of your business and can increase the price they are willing to pay.
Is selling my business the right exit strategy?
How your objectives as the owner and manager, and for the business itself can help determine the best exit route.
Advantages and disadvantages of selling your business
There can be benefits to selling your business but you should also be aware of potential disadvantages.
Choosing advisers when selling your business
The role of accountants, solicitors and corporate finance advisers in the sale of your business and how they charge.
Ways to sell your business
Options for selling your business - partial sale, selling in instalments, sale of assets, sale to an equity buyer.
Get ready to sell your business
Negotiating the sale of your business, assessing offers and understanding the legal and tax implications.
Turning my business into a franchise - the Zip Yard (video)
Brian Kielt, director and co-founder of the Zip Yard, explains in this video how he turned his business into a franchise.
Franchise your business
Growing your business by working with independent franchisees.
Consider your exit strategy when starting up a business
Why you should have an exit strategy for your business and the options available.
Marketing your franchise opportunity
Deciding who you want to franchise with and how to advertise and promote your business to attract potential franchisees.
Stopping self-employment
What you need to do and who to contact at HM Revenue & Customs when you stop being self-employed.