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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 do’s and don’ts of being an ethical start-up

Here, we look at what to do to ensure your business ticks the boxes for ethical considerations.

Business management

Finding and selling to customers

How can small businesses compete with big brands?

In this piece, we look at five tips to ensuring your small operation can stack up with and compete against the big boys.

Business Technology

The evolving world of technology and employment

Here's how, rather than stealing our jobs, technology is enabling humans to have new jobs.

Marketing

The future of TV advertising

Here, we look at the change in the way in which viewers access and digest content.

Business Technology

Making your small business website a big deal

The website will often be the first point of contact between the brand and customer and it is therefore crucial that small businesses get it right. Here's how they can.

Employing & managing staff

How small business owners learned the art of delegation

In this piece, we talk to businesses about how they took on staff and reduced the pressure on themselves through delegation.

Business management

The case for a policy change in favour of ethnic minority businesses

Mayank Shah discusses how government figures for SMEs and business ownership may be misleading when it comes to ethnic minorities.

Marketing

Stealth sales tips from a network marketing entrepreneur

In this piece, Cliff Walker shares some tips from one of the toughest sales industries: network marketing.

Business management

The case for a policy change in favour of ethnic minority businesses

Mayank Shah discusses how government figures for SMEs and business ownership may be misleading when it comes to ethnic minorities.

Marketing

Stealth sales tips from a network marketing entrepreneur

In this piece, Cliff Walker shares some tips from one of the toughest sales industries: network marketing.

Employing & managing staff

Does a fantasy football culture boost office morale?

It's almost time for people in the offices of Britain to shout loudly across the room at each other about the merits of a midfield place for Glenn Whelan. This can only mean fantasy football is round the corner. But what does it mean for morale and productivity?

Office & home working

Flexible workplaces advocated for Olympics period

Businesses have been urged to engage with their workforce and consider introducing flexible measures to discourage ‘sickies’ during the Rio Olympics.

Legal advice

How to deal with threatening job applications

In these days of increased litigation, how can employers protect themselves while ensuring they offer equal opportunities to all job applicants?

Export & Import

How EU membership affects financial services

This article looks at why financial services are so important to the UK’s economy, how financial rules are decided in the EU and whether this is a good thing.

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