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Insuring against the risk of land contamination
Making sure you have the right insurance cover when you own or trade land affected by contamination.
Who is responsible for contaminated land?
When you may be responsible for cleaning up land contamination and the role of enforcement authorities.
Contaminated land
How to identify and deal with land contamination in line with environmental legislation in Northern Ireland.
What is Extended Producer Responsibility?
How your business can prepare for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and the key dates for action.
Establishing the baseline for an environmental review
How to assess the current environmental performance situation in your business to establish a baseline
How to cut carbon emissions from business travel
Cut your carbon emissions from business travel by reducing journeys and making better travel decisions.
Key areas for your supply chain partnership to focus on
Key environmental issues that you should consider as part of an effective supply chain partnership
Recovering energy and producing fuel from waste
Recovering energy using anaerobic digestion, gasification, pyrolysis and incineration, and making biofuel.
Checklist of export packaging considerations
Protecting your goods from damage and securing them from theft are key considerations in export packaging.
What to mark on your package for export
How to ensure safe transportation of your goods by using visible, durable and standardised handling instructions.
Checklist for getting your export packaging right
Issues your business should consider before packaging your goods, from packaging waste rules to insurance implications.
Your export packaging options
The ways you can choose to ship your goods, from loose and unpacked to palletised and containerised.
What is export packaging?
Explaining the three main types of layered packaging to use when preparing your export goods for transport.
Where to buy export packaging and labels
How your business can find reliable suppliers of export packaging and sources of knowledge and expertise in the sector.
How to label and package goods being shipped out of the UK
How to package your goods safely and how to mark them with the right information labels when your business is exporting.
Data protection and legal issues
Key guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on data protection, using personal data in business and personal data transfers
Create and manage a website
Guidance to help you build, host, optimise and advertise your business website and content
E-commerce
Guidance on selling online through online shops and e-marketplaces, accepting and fulfilling online orders, and complying with e-commerce laws
Introduction to IT
How to find the right software and hardware for your business, plan for or upgrade your business' IT systems and skills, and maximise the benefits of email, intranets and extranets
Software and business applications
Information on using databases in business, open source, cloud technologies and specific types of software that can help you streamline your accounting, payroll and customer management