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Register a trade mark in the UK
Apply to the Intellectual Property Office to register your trade mark in the UK
Starting a business - find a case study
A range of case studies from local entrepreneurs who have started successful businesses
Drive business growth through efficiency
Video tutorial on growing your business through increased efficiency
Check a job applicant's entitlement to work in the UK
How employers must take steps to ensure that a worker is allowed to work for you
Keeping records of workers' documents
Records employers must make and keep to prove their workers are eligible to work in the UK
Penalties for employing illegal workers
Visits by immigration officers and the penalties you could face if you are found to have employed an illegal worker
The Patent Box
How to apply a lower rate of Corporation Tax to profits earned from patented inventions and certain other innovations
Design support for your business
Find out where you can get support and funding for your business' design projects
Sources of advice and design information
Find advice and help to make your small business' design project a success
Funding for design projects
Find funding support for your design project to help improve processes, products or services
Training support for design
Find support for design training for your staff to help you carry out your design project successfully
Ensure your workers are eligible to work in the UK
Employer responsibility to check a worker's right to work in the UK
Starting my business from home - Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs (video)
Debbie Todd, owner of Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs, discusses how she started her business from home
Research and development - investment and risks
How to weigh up the possible risks of research and development against the potential benefits
What is research, design and development?
Stay ahead of competitors by carrying out quality research, design and development in your business
Managing the design process
Understand the steps you should take when trying to turn an idea into a product
Do I need international IP protection?
Determine if you should register your IP rights abroad or extend your protection to cover IP infringements overseas
Protecting trade marks abroad
How to register your trade marks in other countries and where to get help with registration
Protecting copyright abroad
Understand how copyright protection works overseas
Protecting designs abroad
Understand how to protect your designs in Europe and in overseas markets