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Negotiate the right import deal
Negotiating the right import terms, planning ahead and reaching a clear agreement.
Check a job applicant's entitlement to work in the UK
How employers must take steps to ensure that a worker is allowed to work for you
Foundation degrees explained for employers
A Foundation degree is a higher education qualification mainly delivered in local colleges which combines academic and work-related learning.
Assess your skills and resources for exporting
Exporting demands extra time, money and skills.
What does importing involve?
Dealing with suppliers, controlling risk, handling import paperwork and foreign currencies.
Government help for exporters
Currency funding, overseas investment, insurance and how the government can help UK exporters.
Types of business growth: rapid and organic
There are many different ways to grow your business, and at different paces - some strategies are riskier than others.
Business growth implications
Growth can have many implications for your business - it will affect your premises, equipment, staff and IT systems.
Advantages of reviewing business progress and target-setting
Understand how to use business performance review to set targets and develop a growth strategy for your business
Getting ready to export
The key areas to research before you start exporting.
Use the right export support services
Government help for exporters and other sources of information and support.
Export checklist: review your export readiness
Export readiness review: planning, marketing and export procedures.
What higher education is
Types of higher education qualifications that are available to your employees
Benefits of higher education and work-based learning
Types of higher education qualifications and how they can improve motivation and reduce staff turnover
Recruiting higher education students
Ways to incorporate higher education skills into your business
Thinking about growing your business (video)
Short video tutorial covering some important points to consider before growing or improving your business.
SWOT, PESTLE and other models for strategic analysis
Introduction to the common business analysis models, including SWOT and PESTLE analysis, scenario planning and Porter's Five Forces framework
Deciding which key performance indicators to measure
Focus on the key drivers of your business to make your measurement and target-setting much more effective
Employee focused performance measurement
Tools and techniques to measure and manage your employee performance more effectively
Benchmark your business performance
Use benchmarking to measure your business performance against that of your competitors as a focus for your growth strategy