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Finance
Guidance on raising finance, finance options, managing finance, financial planning and accounts, managing cashflow, improving business performance and managing a business when economic conditions are tough
Financing growth
Explore different options for financing growth in your business - from bank finance and equity to grants and crowdfunding
Prepare to raise finance
What you can do to prepare your business to raise finance
Shares and equity finance
Assess whether your business could benefit from equity finance, issuing shares or floating on the stock market
Manage business finances
Guides on why managing finance is an important part of starting and running your business
Borrowing finance for your business
Guidance on options available to businesses, including bank finance, commercial mortgages, finance from friends or family and tax efficient borrowing
Choose the right finance options
Find out about types of finance and decide which method of financing is the best fit for your needs
Tax breaks and finance for business property
Guidance on water charges, stamp duty and tax reliefs for Northern Ireland commercial property
Raising finance for our business - See.Sense. (video)
See.Sense co-founders Philip and Irene McAleese talk about how they used a successful crowdfunding campaign to bring their product to the marketplace
Retail business finances
Guides which can help your retail business to navigate financial issues with customers, suppliers, insurance and rates.
Find money to start your business
Guides to help you through the tricky issues of finding and securing finance to start up your business
How to attract investment
What you can do to make your business investment ready and how to prepare to approach investors
Start your business checklist
You’re ready to take the plunge to get your business going. Use our guides and tools to help you through the phase of getting your business established - from finding and managing money to choosing premises and hiring staff.
Family business
Understand the benefits and issues that affect family-run businesses, employing family members or financing from friends and family
Retail
Guidance on getting started in retail, improving your retail business, running a retail premises, retail and the environment, business finances and the law, and employing people in retail
Grow your business
Browse our key guidance to help you find growth funding in Northern Ireland, and learn how you can scale up your business and grow
Business premises and rates
Guidance on business property in Northern Ireland including business rates, buying and renting commercial property and managing your business premises
Pre-start checklist
There’s a lot to think about before you take steps to start your business. Find out what other people have done, get help to develop a plan of action, research your market and find tools to refine your idea.
Starting a business
Guides, tools, videos, resources and support to help you turn your business idea into a startup business reality in Northern Ireland