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Insurance against non-payment by overseas customers
Commercially available cover and government-supported insurance for exporters
Research overseas customers' and markets' creditworthiness
Political, economic, currency exchange and banking issues to consider
Family business
Understand the benefits and issues that affect family-run businesses, employing family members or financing from friends and family
Finding opportunities for exporting
How to find opportunities for exporting
Network support for exporting
Available networking support for exporters
Open a pop-up shop: 6 things you should know
Top tips for setting up a pop-up shop in retail spaces to start a business or promote a new product line or service.
Starting a public limited company
How to set up a public limited company and decide if it is the right structure for your type of business.
Starting a private company
How to decide whether a private limited company or a private unlimited company is the right structure for your startup.
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".
Business partnerships
What you need to consider before starting your new business as a partnership, and the different types of partnership.
Becoming a sole trader
An overview of the things you need to consider before starting in business on your own and some of the benefits.
Receiving payments from overseas customers
Interbank transfers, buyer's cheques, banker's drafts, international money orders and debit or credit cards
Assess the risk level for overseas payments
Risk analysis and payment terms when selling overseas
Do you have the qualities to be a young entrepreneur?
Find out if you have the skills and experience to become a young entrepreneur
Risks of exporting
Discover some of the risks involved when exporting.
Review your import readiness
Import planning and strategy, product, skills and finance checklist.
The franchise business model
A basic overview of how to start your new business by buying a franchise and what to know before signing an agreement.