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.

Why it is time to let staff drive business leadership

Tim Taylor discusses why encouraging staff to bring their own values to your business can reap rewards.

Business management

Marketing

Small company owners say marketing is the weakest part of their business

Business are struggling with many aspects of marketing, from PPC to telesales, finds research.

Advice

The most valuable health and safety qualifications for small businesses

Which qualifications offer the most value for small business owners looking for an essential understanding of workplace safety practices? Here, we find out.

Productivity Zone

Five ways to create a productive workplace culture

Ian Cowley discusses five simple workplace changes his company has adopted that could help you make a huge difference to your organisation.

Business Technology

What is the best RAM for your system?

Here, we look at the speed and capacity improvement options for a small business owner's setup.

Marketing

The benefits of promotional products for small businesses

One of the oldest and most effective marketing strategies is still in use today, and that's promotional product marketing.

Buying and selling a company

Are you ready to buy a business and become an entrepreneur?

The entrepreneurial lifestyle is seductive; come and go as you please, make all the decisions and answer to nobody, but it takes a lot of time, money and hard work.

Employing & managing staff

National Apprenticeship Week: A call to action for SMEs

Halfway through National Apprenticeship Week, Tracy Ewen discusses the factors to consider for a small business thinking of an apprenticeship programme.

Buying and selling a company

Are you ready to buy a business and become an entrepreneur?

The entrepreneurial lifestyle is seductive; come and go as you please, make all the decisions and answer to nobody, but it takes a lot of time, money and hard work.

Employing & managing staff

National Apprenticeship Week: A call to action for SMEs

Halfway through National Apprenticeship Week, Tracy Ewen discusses the factors to consider for a small business thinking of an apprenticeship programme.

Employing & managing staff