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When alternative dispute resolution methods fail, court-based litigation can be used to come to a decision.

Guide to business dispute resolution options including mediation, arbitration, adjudication and litigation and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Networking tips for raising your profile, meeting new customers and suppliers, sharing knowledge and sourcing finance

Create and make the most of an informal business network in Northern Ireland

Checklist for transporting goods commercially by road from the United Kingdom to an international destination.

How to manage your sales channels to increase sales including reviewing each channel and supporting them with advertising.

Advice on using an outside agency to sell your products and services, and the legal issues this can raise.

Reaching customers in overseas markets and the challenges you should consider such as resources, research and local laws.

The costs and benefits associated with selling in person such as building personal relationships and persuasion.

Learn about the different types of insurance and how to get help from an insurance broker.

What happens if a complaint is made against you and how you can complain about your rivals' advertisements if they are in breach of advertising codes.

The laws and codes of practice that govern advertisements and direct marketing and how to work within them by being honest, legal, decent and truthful.

How to successfully supply your product for sale in a supermarket or major retailer.

How to design products so that you or your customers can reuse or dispose of them in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way.

Consider your use of raw materials while developing sustainable goods and services.

Considering the whole of a product's lifecycle to ensure goods and services become more sustainable

Assess your priorities when developing new or revised products that will use ecodesign.

How to carry out research and life cycle assessment to ensure that new or revised products follow ecodesign principles.

How to plan ecodesign for your products and introduce ecodesign activities within your business’ existing design process.

Understand the legal responsibilities and standards that relate to the ecodesign of products, and how to ensure compliance with ecodesign directives.

Introduction to the environmental and cost benefits of ecodesign, and some barriers to creating products or services in a sustainable way.