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Advantages and disadvantages of family businesses
Some of the business benefits and common problems which you can encounter when running a family business.
Thinking about growing your business (video)
Short video tutorial covering some important points to consider before growing or improving your business.
Energy Catalyst Round 10
GBIP in New York: Clean growth at Climate Week
Innovate UK is inviting businesses with clean growth solutions to apply to its latest Global Business Innovation Programme in New York.
SWOT, PESTLE and other models for strategic analysis
Introduction to the common business analysis models, including SWOT and PESTLE analysis, scenario planning and Porter's Five Forces framework
Deciding which key performance indicators to measure
Focus on the key drivers of your business to make your measurement and target-setting much more effective
Employee focused performance measurement
Tools and techniques to measure and manage your employee performance more effectively
Benchmark your business performance
Use benchmarking to measure your business performance against that of your competitors as a focus for your growth strategy
Set business performance targets
How to move from performance measurement to target-setting in order to help your business improve and grow
Use KPIs to assess business performance
How to select key performance indicators that are well-defined and quantifiable to measure your business performance
Customer focused performance measurement
How to gather and manage information to help your business attract, retain and sell to customers
Competitor analysis
Performance metrics you can use to analyse your competitors, and how to use this information to inform your business decisions
Is my business ready to grow?
Common reasons why you may want to grow your business and how to tell if you're ready to expand.
Plan your joint venture relationship
How to create a fair joint venture agreement, recognise what each partner will contribute and set the right objectives for your partnership.
The social economy in Northern Ireland
An overview of social enterprises who make up an increasingly diverse and crucial sector of business in Northern Ireland
Joint venture checklist
Due diligence checklist to help you consider key issues when entering a contractual joint venture agreement.
Spring Budget 2024
A summary of how the Spring Budget affects Northern Ireland businesses.
Joint venture advantages and disadvantages
Understand the pros and cons of forming a joint venture to share resources, responsibilities and risks with another business.
Business and commercial environment of Northern Ireland
Key trading sectors, business taxation and government help for businesses in Northern Ireland
Demographics of Northern Ireland
Overview of population, labour market, main business centres and economic activity in Northern Ireland