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Prepare a financial plan for your start-up business
How to draw up a robust business financial plan to help to project and control budgets, cashflow, sales and overheads
Write a business plan: step-by-step
A guide on the essential role that creating and using a business plan plays in starting your new business.
Advice and support for young entrepreneurs
A list of support organisations, funding and advice available to young entrepreneurs
Ten steps to a successful start-up
Thinking of starting a business but don’t know where to begin? Follow our ten step guide to a successful start-up
Business support in Northern Ireland
Business support, advice and professional services available for new businesses and those expanding in Northern Ireland
Ten questions to ask before hiring a solicitor
Some useful questions you should ask solicitors before deciding to hire a solicitor for your business.
How to make a complaint about a solicitor
Key steps to take if you are unhappy with the service provided by your solicitor and where to go to complain.
Find a solicitor for your business
How to find a solicitor that's right for the size of your business and the industry sector which you operate in.
Communicating with your solicitor
How to manage the business relationship with your solicitor and how to spot potential problems with the relationship.
Set up a charity
Key steps to setting up a charity, including choosing the right charity structure, finding trustees and registering your charity.
How to improve construction procurement practices
How to reduce waste on your site by forecasting material needs accurately and pre-qualifying subcontractors.
Reducing construction waste by being involved in the design process
How the input of construction contractors into the project design phase can help to reduce construction waste.
Forecast, measure and report waste in your construction projects
How construction clients can work to forecast, measure and report waste from their construction projects.
Embedding a culture of waste reduction in your construction business
How to ensure that construction contractors' waste management initiatives are efficiently implemented.
Reduce waste in your construction procurement processes
How clients can reduce overall waste in construction projects through better processes in procurement.
Using improved construction logistics to reduce waste
How construction contractors can use a logistics plan to efficiently manage on-site construction waste.
Reduce waste in your construction supply chain
How more effective design and planning can help clients to reduce construction waste in the supply chain.
Cut waste from smaller construction projects
Identifying and reducing waste in small construction projects can be challenging but also cost-productive.
Reduce construction wastage allowances and rates
How construction clients can reduce wastage by negotiation and sharing savings with contractors and suppliers.
Reuse and recycle construction materials
How clients can encourage the use, recycling and reuse of materials to reduce overall waste from construction.