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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.



Flexible working is the key to staying competitive

More than 80 per cent of employees feel more productive when working from home, research finds.

Employing & managing staff

Marketing

How best to use video in your business

Here , Andrew Ogden offers ten top tips on how you can use video to help engage your employees.

Finding and selling to customers

Five tips for having online conversations with customers

Here, Ed Molyneux gives his tips on nurturing online conversations and relationships for useful feedback from clients and customers.

Business management

How to bring out the best in your team

Here, we look at what action to take to ensure your team grows and develops as you want it to

Business Technology

Why single factor authentication is outdated 

Here is why using just a password or another sole form of security to protect online systems and portals won’t cut the mustard anymore.

International Business

Businesses profit from trading internationally

Three quarters of UK companies doing some form of business internationally say going global has made their business more profitable, research finds.

Office & home working

The realities of setting up a home business

Four company owners discuss their decision to build a business from home and how the setup suits their personal and professional lives.

Business management

The success story of Rentokil

Here's how one company's ambitions saw success in a sector others wouldn't touch.

Office & home working

The realities of setting up a home business

Four company owners discuss their decision to build a business from home and how the setup suits their personal and professional lives.

Business management

The success story of Rentokil

Here's how one company's ambitions saw success in a sector others wouldn't touch.

Office & home working

How to re-energise a disengaged employee

Here, we look at what employers can do to turn around employee disinterest before it reaches a destructive level.

Finding and selling to customers

Why vouchers are a great idea for a small business

Here, we speak to three companies about their use of vouchers and how it benefited their business.

Business management

4 ways to keep calm in a crisis

Owning your own company can be a stressful business.

Office & home working

Work place injuries: what you need to know

In 2014/15 there were 76,000 injuries to employees reported, this is compared to 78,671 in the previous year.

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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