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Family business
Understand the benefits and issues that affect family-run businesses, employing family members or financing from friends and family
Start-up business ideas
Guides and tools to help you find and develop ideas for ways to start up your own business in Northern Ireland
Hire professional services
Guides on how and why to hire professional service providers to help your business in the startup phase
Business planning
Guides on how to create a business plan for your startup and how business plans can be useful at different stages of your business
Employment in your construction business
Guides to help constructions businesses understand their obligations and duty of care to employees
Starting a business - find a case study
A range of case studies from local entrepreneurs who have started successful businesses
Buy or sell a business - find a case study
Case studies focusing on companies that have been bought, sold or fanchised
Starting my business from home - Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs (video)
Debbie Todd, owner of Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs, discusses how she started her business from home
Types of stock
The four main types of stock - raw materials and components, work in progress, finished goods and consumables
How much stock should you keep?
Advantages and disadvantages of keeping either plenty of stock or very little
Stock control methods
How to control stock through reviews, minimum levels, using batch control and first in first out systems
Store and handle construction waste materials effectively
How storing and handling construction waste properly can help you comply with legislation and manage waste.
Monitor your site waste management plan's effectiveness
Monitor the effectiveness of your site waste management plan by collecting and analysing construction waste data.
Improve the way construction materials are bought and supplied
How to reduce construction site waste by improving the way your business buys and receives materials.
Site waste management communication and training
Informing everyone on site about the site waste management plan and providing training so they can follow it.
Recycling plastic from construction projects
How you can recycle or reuse plastic waste on your construction project, and the potential benefits.
Recycling plasterboard and gypsum from construction projects
How you can recycle or reuse plasterboard waste, including gypsum, on your construction project, and the benefits.
Recycling insulation from construction projects
How you can recycle or reuse insulation waste on your construction project, and the potential benefits.
Recycling glass from construction projects
How you can recycle or reuse glass on your construction project, and the potential benefits and uses.
Recycling floor and wall coverings from construction projects
How to recycle or reuse waste from floor or wall coverings on your construction project, and the potential benefits.