Starting up

Before you start

• Considering starting up?
• Looking for a business idea?
• Business opportunities
• Where to start your business
• Start-up support in Northern Ireland

Business planning

• What you need to plan
• Write a business plan
• Find and manage the money

Forming your business

• Business structures
• Name your business
• Starting a family business
• How to start a social enterprise

Running your start-up business

• Choose and set up your workplace
• Sales and marketing
• IT and e-commerce for start ups
• Use professional services
• Set up a basic record-keeping system
• Become an employer for the first time
• Protect your business ideas
• Mentoring and networks

Getting started with tax

• Get to grips with business taxes
• Tax and National Insurance for self-employed or partners
• Corporation Tax
• VAT
• Tax and payroll for employers
• Tax help for your business type
• Tax advantages for those starting up in business

Go for growth

• Take the next steps
• Trade with other countries