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Seasonal and Sunday trading
How businesses can adapt to peak trading seasons and comply with Sunday trading regulations.
Considerations for seasonal businesses
Managing cashflow, marketing, stock control and staffing in your business during seasonal peak periods.
Adapt your marketing strategies for seasonal trading
Adapt your marketing strategy to maximise sales during seasonal holiday periods.
Consumer rights and protection
Guidance on the rights of consumers and your legal obligations when selling goods and services
Cost-plus versus value-based pricing
The pros and cons of setting prices linked to costs or pegging prices against the benefits you offer customers.
Different types of pricing tactics
Take advantage of different pricing strategies including discounting, odd value pricing, loss leaders, skimming, penetration.
Raising or lowering prices
How to analyse the impact of price changes and explain them to customers and the considerations to take before raising or lowering prices.
Advantages of doing business in Causeway Coast and Glens
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Causeway Coast and Glens area
Advantages of doing business in Derry City and Strabane
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Derry City and Strabane area
Advantages of doing business in Mid and East Antrim
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Mid and East Antrim area
Advantages of doing business in Lisburn and Castlereagh
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Lisburn City and Castlereagh area
Advantages of doing business in Newry, Mourne and Down
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Newry, Mourne and Down area
Advantages of doing business in Fermanagh and Omagh
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Fermanagh and Omagh area
Advantages of doing business in Mid Ulster
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Mid Ulster District Council area
Business to business transaction rights
Basic rights when buying or hiring goods and services that can be excluded from contracts between businesses (as opposed to between businesses & consumers).
The Unfair Contract Terms Act
Restrictions on business-to-business contracts - exclusion clauses and the test of reasonableness and how these apply to your business, including sole traders.
Use terms and conditions to get more from your supplier
When buying goods or services from another business, try to negotiate with your suppliers to include contract terms and conditions that benefit your business.
Remedies for breach of supplier contracts
What to do if the goods or services you purchase don't match the contract you've agreed with your supplier and what laws apply in these situations.
Terms and conditions when buying goods and services from another business
Businesses buying goods or services from another business should make sure the seller hasn't inserted any exclusion clauses and left you at a disadvantage.
Terms and conditions for IT and online contracts
Advice on protecting your intellectual property with contacts when procuring certain IT services and on checking how web-based contracts will be concluded.