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Business benefits of Industry 4.0
Discover the advantages of using digital technologies to help you reduce costs, increase efficiency and revenue, and improve customer experience
Business banking
How to choose and manage a business bank account. Debit and credit cards for your business. Using payment cards to buy and sell goods or services. Accepting online payments. Foreign currency and exchange risks. ...
Research and development
Understand the importance of research and development for the success of new products, services and ideas
Getting a product to market - Babocush (video)
Kerry Nevins, the creator of Babocush baby comfort cushion, shares her thoughts on new product design and development
IP rights: copyright
What is copyright, when does it apply, and how you can use it to protect your intellectual property
IP rights: trade marks
What are trade marks, and how to register trade marks to protect your brand, products or business
IP rights: designs
An overview of design as an intellectual property asset and advice on how to use unregistered and registered designs to secure your IP
Internal research and development
How to carry out internal research and development and leverage the benefits of keeping research in-house
How to contact the Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland
How to contact the Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland
Water use authorisations
When you need an authorisation or licence for taking or storing water from a surface or groundwater source
Reduce, reuse and recycle packaging
How to save your business money by reducing the amount of packaging you use, and other efficiency ideas
Exporting WEEE
Regulations you must follow if you want to export waste electrical and electronic equipment overseas
Operating a WEEE producer compliance scheme
How you can operate a producer compliance scheme for waste electrical and electronic equipment
IP rights: patents
What is a patent, how to apply for one, and how to use and enforce it to protect your business' intellectual property
Life cycle assessment
How to assess the life cycle of your products and services to calculate the possible impact on the environment
Corporate ecosystem services assessment
How to assess how your business depends and impacts on natural resources and services
Objecting to and challenging trade marks
How to oppose trade mark registration, on what grounds, and how to object to trade marks before or after registration
Using other people's trade marks
How to avoid infringing on other people's trade marks and what to do if you face an infringement claim
Find a copyright owner
How to find and contact copyright owners before using their work, and what to do if you can't find an owner
How to license or buy other people's copyright
To use copyright work, you must have the permission of the copyright owner and you may have to pay for the usage