Understanding the local market

Overview of Northern Ireland business

Investment, trading opportunities, networking, information sources and local support for businesses in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland business networks

Find Northern Ireland business networks for local guidance, business opportunities, improvement and success
Antrim and Newtownabbey business support

Guidance to help you start and grow business in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area.
Ards and North Down business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area
Belfast business support

Business support and advice to start-up, expand or locate a business in Belfast
Causeway Coast and Glens business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area
Derry City and Strabane business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area
Fermanagh and Omagh business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area
Lisburn and Castlereagh business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area
Mid and East Antrim business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area
Mid Ulster business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Mid Ulster District Council area
Newry, Mourne and Down business support

How to make a success of doing business in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area
Set up a pop-up shop

How to set up a pop-up shop in Northern Ireland, explore new market opportunities and improve sales.

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  - Starting a business
    - Before you start your business
      - Considering starting a business
      - Start-up business ideas
    - Start your business
    - Running your start-up business
    - Grow your start-up business
      - Trade with other countries
      - Take steps to grow your business
  - Finance
    - Find local finance
      - Northern Ireland business support finder
    - Raising finance
    - Managing finance
    - Financial difficulty
      - Managing financial difficulty
  - Taxes
    - Business tax
    - Self-employed and tax
      - Setting up as self-employed and tax
      - Help and support for the self-employed
    - PAYE and payroll
      - PAYE and payroll for employers
    - Keeping records for business
      - Record-keeping
    - Excise duties
    - Industry-specific taxes
    - Complying with European law
    - Contact or deal with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
    - Companies House returns, accounts and other responsibilities
    - Business changes
      - Making changes to your business
    - Selling, closing or restarting your business
    - Accountants and tax advisers
  - Employment and skills
    - HR documents and templates
    - Recruitment
    - Employment documents and policies
      - Staff documents and employment policies
    - Pay, pensions and minimum wage
    - Manage people
    - Holidays, statutory leave and time off
      - Holiday, other leave and sickness
      - Maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave
    - Performance, training and development
    - Resolve conflict and staff leaving
      - Problems at work
      - Dismissals and staff leaving
  - Health and safety
    - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Staying safe at work
    - Health and safety basics
      - Protecting your business
    - Health and safety made simple
    - Make your business safer
      - Managing the welfare of people
      - Safer ways of working
  - Efficiency and environment
    - Environmental action to improve your business
    - Reduce, reuse, recycle your business waste
    - Resource efficiency
    - Reducing your environmental impact
    - Environmental guidance by business sector
  - Business premises and rates
    - Choosing the right business property
    - Rates for non-domestic properties
      - Business rates
    - Property management and costs
    - Adapting and improving your property
      - Make your property more efficient
      - Disabled access and facilities in business premises
  - Innovation and R&D
    - Product and service development
      - Developing products and services
      - Research and development
    - Design and business innovation
      - Use innovation in your business
      - Design for business success
    - Intellectual property
      - Intellectual property for business
      - Patents, trade marks, copyright and design
  - Sales and marketing
    - Business contracts and fair competition
    - Consumer rights and protection
    - Marketing your business
    - Product safety
    - Sales laws
    - Know your customers
    - Maximise your sales
  - IT
    - IT basics
      - Introduction to IT
      - Choosing suppliers
    - Software and technology solutions
      - Software and business applications
      - Communications
    - Getting online
      - Create and manage a website
      - E-commerce
    - Security and data protection
      - Data protection and legal issues
      - IT security and risks
  - Exporting and importing
    - Basics of importing and exporting
    - Choosing a market
      - Doing business in the EU
      - Trading with countries outside the EU
    - Procedures and licences
    - Sector overviews and regulations
    - Moving your goods
    - Customs declarations
      - National Clearance Hub
  - Grow your business
    - Prepare for growth
      - Assessing current performance
      - Planning business growth
    - Strategies for growth
    - Finance and logistics
      - How to grow your business
      - Financing growth
    - Managing growth
      - Leading staff through growth
      - Manage business risks
  - Buy or sell a business
    - Acquiring a business
    - Selling your business
    - Exiting and transferring your business
      - Businesses in difficulty
      - Transferring your business
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