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If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
All marketing and advertising must be: an accurate description of the…
Advertising to consumers The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading…
There are 2 advertising codes of practice that describe how businesses…
You must describe your product accurately. This means if you make a claim…
You must check if customers want to be contacted by fax, phone, post or…
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…
What you need to do now that the eCommerce Directive no longer applies to the UK.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
This section provides guidance for communications network providers on legislation, regulation, working with local authorities and with property developers.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
The seeds which must be certified before you can market them, how to get them certified and how to get a licence for your seed business.
Organisations that meet the required criteria can apply to use Network Services through the portal or Business Gateway to submit electronic applications to update the register.
Growth Hubs are local public/private sector partnerships led by the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). They join up national and local business support so it is easy for businesses to find the help they need.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
This guidance explains why and how public sector organisations should move to modern network solutions and away from legacy networks with information on standards you need to follow and case studies.
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
How to renew marketing authorisations for products granted through different routes and at different times.
How business professionals working in schools can find, join or create a network of local school business professionals.
Guidance on Conditional Marketing Authorisations, exceptional circumstances Marketing Authorisations and national scientific advice
This page provides supporting documentation for applications to the UK Telecoms Innovation Network Competition.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
This page includes summaries of the winning bids for the Future Open Networks Research Challenge.
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