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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…
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Our Chief Technology Officer Kean Jones reflects on how we’re working towards smooth and seamless technology for our customers.
The British Hallmarking Council's HALO award 2023 is open for submissions.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
A speech by Sarah Cardell, CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), delivered at the CMA's 10 year anniversary event.
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.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
Guide for suppliers on a Crown Commercial Service (CCS) commercial agreement, who supply common goods and services to the public sector.
Submission dates and how the submissions using the EC decision reliance procedure work.
The CMA is looking at consumer protection in the green heating and insulation sector.
Guidance on Conditional Marketing Authorisations, exceptional circumstances Marketing Authorisations and national scientific advice
Following CMA action, Meta will no longer be able to use certain data obtained from competing businesses that advertise on its platforms to gain an unfair advantage.
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