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Who produces Energy Performance Certificates?
Types of energy assessor you can commission to produce Energy Performance Certificates for your business property.
Do I need an Energy Performance Certificate?
When you need to have an Energy Performance Certificate during the sale or lease of business premises.
Protecting intellectual property
How to conduct an audit of your business' intellectual property rights and take steps to protect and secure your IP
Get patent protection for your business
Find out how to patent a product, and protect your ideas or inventions by applying for a patent and securing your patent rights
Trade marks
Introduction to trade marking – how to choose, search for, register and protect trade marks in the UK or abroad
Intellectual property: the basics
How to recognise and use different types of intellectual property rights to protect your business' inventions and ideas
Research overseas customers' and markets' creditworthiness
Political, economic, currency exchange and banking issues to consider
Finding opportunities for exporting
How to find opportunities for exporting
Network support for exporting
Available networking support for exporters
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
Payment terms for overseas customers
Learn about the main transaction types for overseas customers
Managing your overseas customers' payment performance
Credit control and keeping on top of overseas customer debt when exporting
Knowledge of overseas markets
Know your target export market and where to get help in penetrating it successfully.
Agreements with overseas markets
Investment promotion and protection agreements and explanation of "double taxation".
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.
Receiving payments from overseas customers
Interbank transfers, buyer's cheques, banker's drafts, international money orders and debit or credit cards