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Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Once your business is established and you’re making a profit on the…
Growing your business, whether through increased sales or improved…
How you go about increasing sales depends on your circumstances and how…
One way of finding new customers for your products and services is by…
If you’re looking to grow your business by improving your products and…
If you’re planning to develop new products and services, you should test…
As your business expands, you’ll need more capacity to produce or provide…
Business mentors can help you develop your ideas for growth by sharing…
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
You have certain responsibilities if you sell electrical and electronic…
You must offer to take back waste of the same type as the item your…
You can set up a ‘designated collection facility’ (DCF) where your…
You can use the Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) instead of providing a…
If you fail to comply with the waste electrical and electronic equipment…
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
You can usually get permission to use someone else’s intellectual property…
To use an existing trade mark you should contact the current owner. Find…
Contact the owner of the patent to see if they’ll: license it to you sell…
You can’t copy or use copyright material without permission. For example,…
To use a registered design you must contact the current owner and either…
Rules for online and distance selling for businesses
Guide for overseas investors on how to access NHS procurement channels.
How to find export opportunities and overseas customers for your business on great.gov.uk: get help selling online overseas, get help from a trade specialist.
Doorstep selling, regulations, written notice of the right to cancel, exemptions, penalties
How to use VAT margin schemes - records you need to keep, invoicing and VAT return reporting
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
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