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Check if you can use transit to move goods to the EU and common transit countries

Use common and Union transit when exporting or taking goods out of the UK to move them quickly and delay duty until they reach their destination.

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Digital marketing planning: five top tips

Top tips for planning digital marketing campaigns, including building customer personas, setting SMART objectives and measuring and optimising your campaigns for success.

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Legal considerations in digital marketing

Make sure your digital marketing activities comply with regulations such as the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.

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Digital marketing plan - tactics

How to describe how you are going to achieve your goals through various digital marketing channels and how you will measure and quantify success.

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Digital marketing plan - objectives

How to outline what you want to achieve from your digital marketing, and how you intend to do this using SMART goals.

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Develop a digital marketing plan

What are the key components of a digital marketing plan, how to write each section and what benefits can such a plan deliver to your business.

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Advantages of doing business in Mid Ulster

The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Mid Ulster District Council area

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Advantages of doing business in Mid and East Antrim

The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Mid and East Antrim area

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Advantages of doing business in Lisburn and Castlereagh

The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Lisburn City and Castlereagh area

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Advantages of doing business in Fermanagh and Omagh

The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Fermanagh and Omagh area

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Advantages of doing business in Derry City and Strabane

The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Derry City and Strabane area.

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Advantages of doing business in Antrim and Newtownabbey

An overview of the benefits of setting up a business in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area

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Repair Week 2025

Get involved in this initiative aiming to encourage a repair and reuse culture throughout Northern Ireland.

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Updated: 28 Feb 2025

Net Zero Transformation Programme for the Mid South West Region

This programme provides support to businesses including carbon reporting software, expert workshops, and tailored decarbonisation plans.

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Updated: 27 Feb 2025

Electricity distribution network connection costs consultation

Views sought on proposals for the increased socialisation of connection costs in the electricity distribution network.

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Updated: 26 Feb 2025

Start-up survival strategy for an economic downturn

How to plan early for the survival and future success of your start-up business in tough economic conditions.

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Business plans in an economic downturn

How to create a good business plan in an economic downturn and decide the best structure for your business.

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Starting a business during an economic downturn

Guidance on how to start up a business during a period of economic slowdown and where to get start-up support.

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Telemarketing

How to get started in telemarketing and how to create a successful telemarketing programme.

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Employing staff waiting for visa extensions: Section 3C leave

How employers can confirm their employees’ right to work while they’re on section 3C leave.

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Get a sustainability report for your business

Support to gauge environmental performance across areas such as raw materials, energy, carbon, packaging, biodiversity and waste.

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Updated: 20 Feb 2025

Starting a business: ongoing training

Training will support the development of a business, understand the importance of ongoing training

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InnovateUkraine 2025 funding competition

Competition to support the identification and development of energy related innovations which are critical to Ukraine's recovery.

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Updated: 19 Feb 2025

Biennial MOT Test consultation

Views sought on potentially changing the frequency of MOT testing for some private cars, motorcycles and light goods vehicles.

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Updated: 19 Feb 2025

Moving non-qualifying Northern Ireland goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain

How to move non-qualifying Northern Ireland goods that need sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.

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