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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.



The world’s most expensive software mistakes

Nick Thompson, managing director of DCSL Software, highlights some of the world's most expensive software mistakes, and how to avoid adding your project to the list.

Business Technology

Employing & managing staff

Three ways to foster financial stability in your workforce

Your employees’ financial lives are largely hidden from your view, and for good reason. After all, it’s none of your business how they spend their money or their time outside of the workplace, or whether or not they have financial problems.

Employing & managing staff

How to reinvigorate your workforce and make engagement a priority

Here, Phil Sheridan, senior managing director of Robert Half UK, talks us through making employee engagement a priority at your company.

Business Technology

GDPR: what are the implications for managing employee health data?

With GDPR coming into effect in 2018, we take a look at how businesses can protect their employee health data.

Business Technology

The rise of small gaming software provider brands

Online casinos and gaming has seen a rise in popularity in recent years. We take a look at how software is helping the industry grow.

Business Technology

Five tools to increase collaboration in your business

UK SMES needs to be able to easily communicate with partners, anywhere in the world. Here are the best apps to help with collaboration.

Office & home working

Top tips for flexible working businesses

Here, home based business owners share their tips for success in a flexible working environment.

Employing & managing staff

Top tips on how to manage your staff – avoiding common mistakes

Here, Simon Joyce, director of Anchor Vans, explains how to avoid common mistakes when you manage your staff.

Office & home working

Top tips for flexible working businesses

Here, home based business owners share their tips for success in a flexible working environment.

Employing & managing staff

Top tips on how to manage your staff – avoiding common mistakes

Here, Simon Joyce, director of Anchor Vans, explains how to avoid common mistakes when you manage your staff.

Employing & managing staff

How you can keep both introverts and extroverts happy in the workplace

Being able to cater for everyone in the work place, be they introvert or extrovert, can be a challenge. Here are some tips for business managers.

Business Technology

20 years on and phishing is still your biggest problem?

Here, Diego Mejia, solutions engineer at SecureAuth, explains how businesses can overcome phishing scams.

Business management

Performing a competitor analysis – how and why

Here, Natalie Lovett, managing director of The Whitewed directory, explains why competitor analysis is important for businesses.

Office & home working

Fire safety in the workplace

If you have staff in your office, you will need to know the correct fire safety procedure; here is everything you need to know.

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.

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Why you need a business bank account

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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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