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Higher education funding
Financial considerations when getting involved in higher education
Northern Ireland business support finder
A searchable database that can help you find advisory and financial assistance you may be eligible to apply for
Apprenticeships: delivering work-based training and qualifications to employees
Apprenticeships help employers provide work-based training and qualifications to employees aged 16 and over.
Financial advice for seasonal businesses
How seasonal businesses can plan their cashflow, staff and stock levels and other activities.
Science parks
Support and benefits of science parks, including technology transfer and business incubation
Assessing your pension needs
Your expectations for retirement and how much your current savings and assets will give you
Keeping track of your pension
Get forecasts to ensure your pension is on track and trace lost schemes through the Pension Tracing Service
Private pension products
Types of personal pension products
Transferring your pension
Asking for the transfer value of moving your scheme and whether to start up an additional pension scheme
Support for protecting your ideas
Get professional help from intellectual property advisers, a patent attorney or a trade mark attorney to protect your intellectual property in an invention
Find manufacturers to build a prototype
Sources of information on product designers and manufacturers who can help you develop your invention
Support for product safety and testing
How to arrange product safety assessment, and where to find testing laboratories, services and product certification in the UK
Support for developing your ideas
Where to get help to develop new product ideas if you're looking to manufacture, market, sell or license your inventions
Bankruptcy for company directors
What to do if you are the director of a company and need to declare bankruptcy
Which court you should use for bankruptcy
Which courts deal with bankruptcy matters and how to find the right one for you
How the High Court can deal with your bankruptcy petition
What options the court has when it considers your bankruptcy petition
Your duties as a bankrupt
What you must do if a bankruptcy order is made against you
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is applicable to any organisation that stores, transmits or processes cardholder information.
Advantages and disadvantages of using a payment-processing company
Using payment-processing companies to handle online card transactions has advantages, but it is also worthwhile to consider the disadvantages.
Advantages and disadvantages of selling through online marketplaces
Using an online marketplace for your business has many advantages, but it is also worthwhile to consider the disadvantages.