Running a Business

This section takes you through every important aspect of how to run a successful business. It offers expert guides and advice articles on the key elements of business management such as employing staff, finding customers, marketing and sales, pricing, people management, office and home working, business technology and everything else an entrepreneur must tackle in order to succeed.

Four ways to keep teamwork alive as you scale up

In this piece, Nigel Davies, founder of Claromentis, discusses how businesses can ensure teamwork and collaboration don’t suffer as they scale up.

Employing & managing staff

Office & home working

How a workspace can help to address the illness at work sinkhole

As the government announce a new initiative designed to promote a healthier workforce, Richard Morris, UK CEO at Regus, discusses how the right workplace setup is key for wellbeing.

Employing & managing staff

Dealing with conflict: Advice from a workplace mediator

In this piece, Anna Shields, co-founder and director of Consensio, discusses how people can best manage potential conflict situations.

Employing & managing staff

Why we need to build a level playing field for the UK’s small businesses

A new report has uncovered a 'postcode lottery' of small business productivity. SMEs in the most active local authority, the City of London, are 26 times more productive than the least, West Somerset.

Employing & managing staff

Delegating in a small business

In this article, KashFlow look at how technology is making delegation easier than ever for small businesses.

Marketing

Five reasons why PR is an essential growth tool for a small business

PR can be the most effective and cheapest method in improving your brand’s exposure. Here, we look into this marketing approach.

Office & home working

Can you have a Silicon Valley office on an SME budget?

Here, Joff Sharpe of flexible workspace brand Storey reveals how smaller companies can take inspiration from the giants when it comes to their office environment.

Employing & managing staff

Why businesses should consider refresher training

Here's why every member of staff, no matter what role they have, can benefit from some effective refresher training.

Office & home working

Can you have a Silicon Valley office on an SME budget?

Here, Joff Sharpe of flexible workspace brand Storey reveals how smaller companies can take inspiration from the giants when it comes to their office environment.

Employing & managing staff