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Industry 4.0 technologies
Discover the key technologies that are considered the pillars of Industry 4.0 and are transforming industries and businesses worldwide
How to achieve an employee buyout
The advantages of an employee buyout when you retire or sell your business and key issues to consider.
Alternatives to an employee buyout
Family succession, new management, trade sale, flotation, MBO or liquidation as possible exits.
Planning for an employee buyout
Involving employees to create an ownership culture is key to a successful buyout.
Finding support to develop our business - Shortcross Gin (video)
Fiona and David Boyd-Armstrong talk about finding support for developing their new product - Shortcross Gin
Succession planning and business transfer
How effective succession planning can create the best outcome for you and your business.
Transferring ownership to a non-family member
The pros and cons of succeeding ownership of your business to a non-family member.
Assessing your options when succession planning
Knowing which succession options exist will enable you to choose one that's best suited to your circumstances.
Have a formal succession plan
How formally setting out your succession plan helps you to achieve your exit target.
Family succession planning
Choosing who your successor will be and preparations for the succession.
Trade sales
How selling your business might be the best option for you.
How to find the right designer or design agency
How to choose the right designer or design agency to work with, and develop an ongoing relationship with them
Growth through sales
Understand how increasing your sales and improving your sale process (online or offline) can help you grow your business
Design sign off and approval
What is design sign off, the common issues and problems that can come up, and why sign off can be a useful milestone in a design process
Placing manufactured goods on the EU market
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured goods you place on the EU market.
Intellectual property checklist for start-ups
Step-by-step checklist of things you should consider when protecting the intellectual property of your new business
Working with a designer to develop new technologies
How to find the right designer for your technology development project.
Advantages of protecting intellectual property
There are many benefits to protecting intellectual property assets of your business - find out why you should take steps to secure your IP rights
Different types of intellectual property
Understand what intellectual property is, the different types that exist, and how to use IP to protect your ideas, products and business
How to protect intellectual property
Advice to help you protect your intellectual property and plan your business’ IP strategy