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How to start your business in Ards and North Down
Start-up support for entrepreneurs in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area
Direct Earnings Attachments (DEA): making deductions from an employee's salary
The Department for Communities will write to you if you need to make DEA deductions for an employee.
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) payment schedule
The supporting payment schedule for a DEA that must be completed and issued in order to ensure that the correct payment is allocated to the correct debtor account.
Benefits of mentoring
Advantages of business mentoring can include building your network and helping your personal and professional development.
Business mentoring
How a business mentor can offer you guidance and support to help your business succeed, and how to become a business mentor.
What is business mentoring?
Business mentoring is a supportive and guiding relationship that can be as informal or formal as you need it to be.
How to find a business mentor
Experienced business mentors can be found through local business networks and dedicated support organisations.
Online business mentoring
Online business mentoring lets mentors and mentees work together wherever they are located at times which suit.
Business mentoring in Northern Ireland
Information on organisations that provide mentoring opportunities for local businesses in Northern Ireland.
Universal Credit
Employer guidance on Universal Credit - a payment for working-age people who are on a low income or are out of work.
JobStart
Employer incentive scheme to help people aged 16–24 and 50-64 years old at risk of long-term unemployment enter the workplace.
Tips for creating an LGBTQIA+ inclusive workplace
Practical steps to help employers make lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual (LGBTQIA+) staff feel included and respected in the workplace.
What is sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace?
How to identify different types of workplace sexual orientation discrimination and some examples of these.
LGBT staff: employer legal duties
The legal responsibilities to ensure that employers do not discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans staff.
Supporting trans staff
How employers can support trans employees by ensuring the unique challenges they face are minimised.
Employing and supporting LGBTQIA+ workers
How employers can develop an inclusive workplace environment and support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual (LGBTQIA+) staff.