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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.

Do dress codes still have a place in today’s working world?

Lee Biggins discusses how important dress codes are in the workplace in 2017 and what employees really feel about them.

Employing & managing staff

Getting Online

Aesthetics aren’t everything: a strong and reliable website a key to success

Here, Jake Madders, director at Hyve Managed Hosting, tells us how a reliable website design can be the key to your business success.

Business management

Four areas where SMEs fall short in the New Year

Here, Rob Straathof, CEO at Liberis UK, tells us how businesses can avoid mistakes going into 2017.

Finding and selling to customers

New product development: Organising to identify customer needs

In this article, we offer some guidance to help companies organise their customer needs intelligence teams.

Business management

How small businesses can ditch the ‘start-up’ label

Anne de Kerckhove shares five top tips that will help SMEs shake off the start-up label and move into the larger playing field.

Employing & managing staff

Why apprenticeships benefit SMEs

Here, Angela Middleton, founder and CEO of MiddletonMurray, highlights the benefits that apprenticeships can bring to your business.

Buying and selling a company

Cheltenham’s best known coffee shop for sale

This is your chance to purchase Cheltenham's best known Coffee Shop, recently voted "Best Independent Coffee Shop" in Gloucestershire.

Office & home working

Why tech businesses, both large and small, need a lab of their own

Here's why small businesses should consider building and developing an in-house lab.

Buying and selling a company

Cheltenham’s best known coffee shop for sale

This is your chance to purchase Cheltenham's best known Coffee Shop, recently voted "Best Independent Coffee Shop" in Gloucestershire.

Office & home working

Why tech businesses, both large and small, need a lab of their own

Here's why small businesses should consider building and developing an in-house lab.

Marketing

How Facebook Live can be a powerful marketing tool for small businesses

As a business owner, embracing live video may seem daunting but Facebook Live presents a big opportunity for SMEs, argues Chris Holmes.

Business management

British SMEs overspending by 24 per cent on energy bills

Not switching their gas supplier is costing small businesses considerably, research finds.

Finding and selling to customers

Why SMEs should consider spend control

Daniel Ball at Wax Digital asks why businesses aren’t considering controlling their spending and managing supplier contracts in order to reduce costs.

Business management

Five things you need to know before scaling your business

Alex Strien offers five tips on scaling up for businesses with designs on growth.

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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