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Identify areas for improvement in your business
Get ready to tender for contracts by improving your business, identify areas for improvement and take action
Implement changes to improve your business
Making the right changes to your business to improve prospects when competing for contracts and preparing to tender
Best practice in employment and improving skills
Improve your chances of winning contract work by developing your staff and using best practice in employment when preparing to tender
Improve health and safety in your business
Set high standards in health and safety to compete successfully for contract work when preparing your business to tender
Demonstrate good environmental compliance
Show your environmental credentials to become a more attractive business to contractors in Northern Ireland when preparing your business for tender
Find contracts and tender successfully
Put your business in the best position to find and win tender competitions in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Republic of Ireland and the EU
What is CE marking?
CE marking is a record of a product's compliance with EU legislation, and it is mandatory for certain categories of products
How to place CE marking on a product
Steps you must follow to affix CE marking to your product, including conformity assessment, technical files and EU Declaration of Conformity
Rules on using the CE marking
How to affix CE marking on your product and follow the rules for reproducing the CE marking logo
CE marking enforcement and documentation
Information on CE marking documentation and enforcement, including who is responsible and what are potential penalties for misuse of CE marking
Conditional access technology
How conditional access technology enables you to allow access to encoded broadcasts
Copy protection devices
Information on technologies that are available to protect your intellectual property and prevent counterfeiting
Confidentiality agreements
How to use confidentiality agreements to protect your business when sharing secret information with others
Database right
Databases can be valuable commercial assets - you can protect their structure through copyright or their content through the sui generis database right
Protecting plant varieties with Plant Breeders' Rights
How new varieties of plant and seeds are protected by Plant Breeders' Right
Biometric residence permits
Information on biometric residence permits for individuals from outside the European Economic Area
External research and development
How to outsource your research and development and the benefits of commissioning it externally
Create your sales plan
How a sales plan will help you to sell your product or service
Outline your strategy through your business story
How to create a narrative to outline your business strategy
Involve staff in the development of your business strategy and story
How to involve your employees in the development of a narrative and business strategy and how this can benefit your business