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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.



Five effective ways to deal with staff sickness in the workplace

In preparation for World Mental Health Day, Gemma from CALLCARE has produced some top tips on how SMEs can minimise and deal with staff sickness in the workplace.

Employing & managing staff

Business Technology

How digital technology can help SMEs fight fraud

Aziz Rahman has teamed up with anti-fraud experts and produced a guide on how implementing digital tech can help SMEs prevent fraud crimes, most importantly, trade-based money laundering.

Business management

Mergers and acquisitions take off in the UK online gambling market

The UK M&A market is hot and is expected to continue into 2019 with many more deals, as we discover in this piece.

Finding and selling to customers

Ten ways to get better at networking

Networking isn’t about getting as many business cards or handshakes as possible, but about establishing genuine, professional relationships with others.

Business Technology

Technology ignorance will cost UK retailers dearly this Christmas

SME retailers risk losing out to larger retailers at Christmas by shunning technology for their business, according to new research.

Business Technology

Why small businesses need to keep an eye on their networks

Here's how small businesses with limited IT resources and security funding can effectively stand up to hackers’ threats.

Marketing

Three top tips for creating an amazing promotional banner

Here are three top tips from sector experts for creating the best PVC banners for your business.

Finding and selling to customers

Social shopping: Take your strategy from Debenhams

How can the social shopping strategy that Debenhams is using help your own retail business?

Marketing

Three top tips for creating an amazing promotional banner

Here are three top tips from sector experts for creating the best PVC banners for your business.

Finding and selling to customers

Social shopping: Take your strategy from Debenhams

How can the social shopping strategy that Debenhams is using help your own retail business?

Finding and selling to customers

Five reasons start-ups should plan a business launch event

Here, Sam Wright, a content writer for Cottages in Northumberland, gives five reasons why businesses should plan their launch event.

Business management

A guide to DBS checks for the self-employed

DBS checks (previously known as CRB checks) are essential to working in specific roles. So here is a guide to DBS checks.

Export & Import

British Small Business Awards 2017: Exporter of the Year shortlist

The shortlisted businesses in the Exporter of the Year category have been announced for the British Small Business Awards.

Employing & managing staff

Why you should never overlook a candidate’s natural talent

Here, Lee Biggins goes through some of the key natural talents which should never be overlooked during the recruitment process.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Partner content

Why you need a business bank account

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Partner content

5 things every small business owner needs to know before starting

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Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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