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Buying commercial property: using a surveyor
A surveyor can help you negotiate insurance and contracts and give you advice on any alterations that may be required.
Buying commercial property: using a solicitor
A solicitor can offer valuable legal advice and support to negotiate a suitable deal when purchasing business property.
Retail start-up support
How to find the right financial and advisory support to start your retail business in Northern Ireland
Buying commercial property: concluding the sale
Completing the sale of a business property including exchanging contracts, deposits, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and Land Registry fees.
Setting up an innovation start-up
How to build an innovative start-up, develop a business plan for innovation and find the right finance and exit options for your business
Common approaches to innovation
What are the most common approaches to innovation, and how you can analyse the market, identify opportunities and find government support for innovation
Trade mark tips for beginners
12 things that small business owners need to know in order to protect and manage their valuable trade marks
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
Advantages of innovation
Benefits of innovation in business can include efficiencies, growth and increased competitive advantage, as well as enhanced reputation
Strategy for research and development
How research and development should fit into your overall business plan
7 key advantages of R&D for small business
Discover different ways to leverage research and development to improve products and services, and boost your business.
Employee share schemes: advantages and disadvantages for staff
How employee share schemes affect employees outlining the positives and potential negative factors
HMRC approved share schemes
HMRC approved schemes appropriate for selected employees
Taxed employee share schemes
Employee share schemes where any gains are subject to tax and National Insurance contributions
Choose the best employee share scheme
Decide on your objectives for an employee share scheme
Setting up an employee share scheme: employer duties
The guidelines and relevant legislation governing employee share ownership schemes
Defining share-option and share-award schemes
Share-option schemes, share-award schemes and share purchase schemes
Types of retail business
The various types of retail business, including convenience store, speciality store, supermarket, discount store, department store, warehouse, direct retailer and online store
Internal research and development
How to carry out internal research and development and leverage the benefits of keeping research in-house
External research and development
How to outsource your research and development and the benefits of commissioning it externally