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What farm diversification means for your business and how to use your land, tools and expertise to drive business growth.

How to add new and innovative business ideas to your farming business to raise income, with an overview of local support

Funding and support resources to help social enterprises secure finance at every stage of development.

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

A quick list of common start-up business mistakes which new businesses owners can make and how to avoid them.

Making unwise staff hiring choices can seriously undermine the success of your start-up business.

Guidance on how you can avoid poor stock and asset management on in the early days of running your new business

Avoid cashflow problems related to starting up such as poor supplier contracts or customer credit arrangements

Analyse and monitor your business competition to stay ahead by understanding their strategies, anticipating market trends and adapting your plans accordingly.

Being over-optimistic about your market size and potential overtrading can be problematic for new businesses.

Lack of capital, contingency plans and a reluctance to seek professional advice are all potential start-up problems

Conduct thorough market research and get to know your clients when you start-up in business.

Learn about the most frequent mistakes made by new business owners so you can avoid them in your start-up journey

Support available for people who want to become social entrepreneurs or are currently running a social enterprise

The rules and procedures you must follow to become a community interest company

Charitable purposes, features of charities, governing documents and registration

Community benefit societies explained, including registration costs, asset locks and applying for charitable status

An overview of trusts, charitable trusts, the trust deed, asset locks and development trusts

How to operate and organise an unincorporated association, and decide whether it suits your needs.

The various types of social enterprise and how you can set one up, with links to forms and further information

A list to help you choose the right name for your new business, from legal issues to standing out from local competitors.

How to promote your business name on the internet, how to choose a suitable name and how to register your domain name.

Information on the rules about what you must disclose about your business name and registration details.

Rules about using certain words and phrases in your business name and contacting Companies House for further advice.

Rules about how to name your business as a sole traders, partnerships and limited partnerships and how to check it.