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Retail business finances
Guides which can help your retail business to navigate financial issues with customers, suppliers, insurance and rates.
Retail start-up support
How to find the right financial and advisory support to start your retail business in Northern Ireland
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
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
Ten top tips for starting a retail business
Ten top tips to starting a retail business successfully and staying afloat in the early days of trading
Where to set up your retail business
Find the right place to set up your retail business in Northern Ireland by weighing the important options
Transport goods in and out of the UK using vans or car and trailers
New rules for transporting goods to or through Europe using cars and trailers, vans and HGVs from 2022 onwards
Standard International operator's licence for road haulage
Guidelines on the requirement to hold a Standard International operator's licence and how to apply for one.
Grow your retail business
Find out how to improve your retail business, attract more customers and grow your sales through tactics like visual merchandising and online retail.
ECMT international road haulage permits
Permits you'll need to drive goods vehicles to or through ECMT member countries and the rules you have to follow
Bilateral road haulage permits for some non-EU countries
Permits to travel to or through Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Russia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine
UK Licence for the Community
Licence needed to make international journeys for hire or reward within the EU, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
Declare you’re transporting goods inside the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
Posting declarations when your drivers transport goods between 2 points in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
ECMT international removal permits
Permits for companies moving household goods and business possessions between or across the 43 ECMT countries
Advantages of reducing your vehicle emissions
How reducing vehicle emissions can benefit your business by reducing costs and improving your environmental performance.
Advantages of electric vehicles for business
What electric cars and vans can offer to businesses by reducing costs and boosting your environmental reputation
Electric vehicles incentives for business
Financial and other incentives for businesses when investing in different types of electric vehicles.