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Defining share-option and share-award schemes
Share-option schemes, share-award schemes and share purchase schemes
Estimate your rate bill
Get an indication of how much your business rates bill could be for 2024-25.
Employee share schemes: an overview
Tailoring employee share schemes to your needs, schemes approved by HM Revenue & Customs and employee benefit trusts
Employee share schemes: advantages and disadvantages for employers
The effect of employee share ownership on your staff; tax advantages for schemes approved by HM Revenue & Customs
Renting commercial property: practicalities
The costs, considerations and obligations of renting business property.
Higher education funding
Financial considerations when getting involved in higher education
Apprenticeships: delivering work-based training and qualifications to employees
Apprenticeships help employers provide work-based training and qualifications to employees aged 16 and over.
Avoid sales forecast pitfalls
The key things to avoid when drawing up a sales forecast including wishful thinking, not making it achievable and moving goalposts
Start a sales forecasts
How to use last year's sales as a starting point for your forecast of next year's sales to help manage your business more effectively.
Sales forecast assumptions
How to build expected changes in your business relating to factors such as your products and your market into a sales forecast.
Developing your sales forecast
How to improve the accuracy of your forecast by breaking down your sales figures into smaller categories such as by product, market, region or customer.
Create a sales plan from a sales forecast
Advice on how to achieve your sales objectives by creating a sales plan including your focus, the necessary changes, the steps involved and your target markets.
Alterations to rental properties
Issues to consider before you alter your rented business premises, such as planning permission, asbestos, and liability.
Costs when renting commercial property
Financial commitments when renting business premises, including rent, bills and taxes.
Advantages of renting commercial property
The business benefits of renting property can range from better cashflow to having more flexibility if you need to relocate your business in the future.
Commercial property rental agreements
An overview of the types of property rental agreements available to businesses looking to rent premises.
Find commercial property to rent
Your options to find suitable business premises to rent including how to use a commercial agent to search for you.
Business premises and rates
Guidance on business property in Northern Ireland including business rates, buying and renting commercial property and managing your business premises
Biometric residence permits
Information on biometric residence permits for individuals from outside the European Economic Area
Penalties for employing illegal workers
Visits by immigration officers and the penalties you could face if you are found to have employed an illegal worker