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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.

How to move more at work to increase motivation and improve health

Is sitting at a desk for 40 hours per week really that good for you? Here, we investigate.

Office & home working

Employing & managing staff

How businesses can keep employee data as private as possible

Michelle Mellor, managing director at Personnel Checks, gives her advice on how companies should handle confidential information.

Finding and selling to customers

The modern customer journey

Manhattan Associates managing director, Craig Summers, discusses the importance of creating an engaging customer experience from web store to shop.

Business Technology

Driving efficiencies in the data ecosystem

Vince Padua, vice president of platform innovation and design, Axway, explains the importance of taking a tactical route to creating the complete data ecosystem.

Finding and selling to customers

Brands risk losing two thirds of customer base if they don’t adapt for customer loyalty

Brands that offer personalised experiences foster stronger customer loyalty, according to new research from Adobe and Goldsmiths.

Marketing

Three platforms to use for online marketing on a budget

Ben Caine, founder of The Copywriting King, reveals the three key tools he uses to run his online marketing campaigns on a budget.

Business Technology

How virtual reality can be used to drive new business

In this piece, Robert Kendal, managing director of Yulio Technologies, discusses a few ways that virtual reality can drive new business.

Small Business Insurance

The next big digital disruption: The insurance industry

Clare Seekins, consultant at Market Gravity, shares her insights into where the insurance market is going and how technology is disrupting it.

Business Technology

How virtual reality can be used to drive new business

In this piece, Robert Kendal, managing director of Yulio Technologies, discusses a few ways that virtual reality can drive new business.

Small Business Insurance

The next big digital disruption: The insurance industry

Clare Seekins, consultant at Market Gravity, shares her insights into where the insurance market is going and how technology is disrupting it.

Office & home working

How businesses can use their workplace to attract and retain the greatest minds

Paul Slinn, managing director of Flexioffices, discusses the development of the co-working space and their perks for small business employees.

Business Technology

Five signs you need to go ‘industrial’ with your printer

Here, Peter Laplanche, managing director of Datatrade, explains why businesses might need to scale up in their printing.

Business Technology

Read about the small businesses that beat malware

In our latest digital guide, in association with PolicyBee, we speak to small businesses that were hit by malware and reveal how to navigate the road to cyber recovery.

Business Technology

Smaller businesses lead the AI revolution

Small UK businesses are leading the way in the oncoming AI revolution according to new research from Adecco UK&I.

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

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.

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world