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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.

Does my fledgling retailer need an online marketplace to survive?

Here, Andrew Metcalfe, chief technology officer at Ve Interactive, discusses whether SMEs with big brand ambitions can survive without an online marketplace.

Business Technology

Business Technology

Cyber security: What small businesses need to know

Here, Shaun McKay, managing director of LeadingEdge, discusses how businesses can improve their cyber security.

Export & Import

Why businesses should explore markets outside Europe

In this piece, James Marchant looks at some opportunities small businesses should consider in markets outside of Europe.

Employing & managing staff

What can employers or HR do about office relationships?

Associate Director of advisory at Peninsula UK, Kate Palmer, tells us how to deal with office relationships.

Finding and selling to customers

Three ways to reduce chargebacks

As consumers smoothly adopt online transactions, Stephen Hart from Cardswitcher, highlights the problems that card transactions can pose.

Marketing

The lessons your business can learn from the world’s best logos

Designing a fresh logo for your brand? It's no walk in the park. Take inspiration and learn lesson from some of the best brands in the business.

Marketing

Smart marketers will forget traditional PR and think BOSE

Here, Gary Jenkins, owner and director of No Brainer, tells us to forget traditional PR and marketing…instead think bought, owned, shared and earned marketing strategies.

International Business

Atradius reveals the worlds top emerging markets

Businesses advised of new financial opportunities within growing emerging markets across the globe.

Marketing

Smart marketers will forget traditional PR and think BOSE

Here, Gary Jenkins, owner and director of No Brainer, tells us to forget traditional PR and marketing…instead think bought, owned, shared and earned marketing strategies.

International Business

Atradius reveals the worlds top emerging markets

Businesses advised of new financial opportunities within growing emerging markets across the globe.

Business management

How to adapt your business to suit your customer base

Here, three businesses break down the vital actions that organisations can do to adapt to their customer base over time.

Business management

Evolving your business to fit the needs of a changing sector

It’s no easy thing to come into a well-established business and turn things on their head. But, just because something isn’t easy, it doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done, as we learn in this piece.

Employing & managing staff

How small businesses can support employees with long-term illnesses

Employers often feel out of their depth when confronted with employees with a long-term illness. Here, Christine Husbands discusses how to approach the situation.

Employing & managing staff

The differences between freelancing and zero hours contracts

In this piece, Gary Elliott looks at the differences small business owners should know between freelancing and zero hours contracts.

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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