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Plan your export market entry strategy
Choosing the right distribution channels and ways of promoting your product in overseas markets.
Use the right export support services
Government help for exporters and other sources of information and support.
Preparing to export
Assessing whether you are ready to export and planning your approach.
Export checklist: review your export readiness
Export readiness review: planning, marketing and export procedures.
Accounting for VAT on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Information about when you can, or need to, account for VAT on your tax return if you're a UK VAT-registered business.
Writing your tender
The key points your tender and covering letter should make and considerations such as who will do the research, writing and editing.
Editing your tender
Advice on the language, style and format you should use in a tender document such as consistency, clear layout and formatting.
Five top tips for public sector tenders
Tips and advice on how to make your public sector tender bid a success, such as starting with smaller contracts and spotting opportunities early.
What to put in your tender
Ways to ensure your tender document reflects the client's needs including focus on the client, value for money, contracts and risk management.
Finding out about private and public contracts
Where to search for private and public sector contract tender opportunities for your business.
Should you bid for a tender?
The key points to consider when deciding to tender for a contract.
Understand the tender requirements
How to identify what a client is hoping to get from the tendering process and whether it will be worthwhile for your business to submit a bid.
Tender for a contract
How to prepare convincing tenders to win business from both private and public sector organisations.
Weights and measures rules for bakers
Weights and measures rules for bakers including rules regarding the weight of packaged bread.
Weights and measures for packaged goods
What you must do if you sell goods in packages of a pre-determined constant quantity, including rules on average weights and ‘tolerable negative error’.
Weights and measures rules for greengrocers
Weights and measures rules for greengrocers including selling loose fruit and vegetables by net or gross weight and selling countable items.
Weights and measures rules for butchers
Weights and measures rules for butchers including selling by net or gross weight, displaying prices and using approved scales.
Sell by metric weights and measures
The metric weights and measures your business must use when selling goods, including kilograms, litres and metres.
Enforcing weights and measures legislation
Overview of who is responsible for the regulation of weights and measurement legislation in the UK.
Weights and measures
The law applying to the supply and sale of goods (including food and drink) by weight or other measures such as volume or length.