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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.

What should I look for in a business premises?

Finding a suitable site for a business is best done by preparing a list of requirements before starting any search.

Buying and selling a company

Employing & managing staff

Why a small business should conduct an annual appraisal

Lee Biggins discusses how annual appraisals can help to define clear objectives that keep staff motivated throughout the year.

Small Business Insurance

Choosing the right business insurance to cover all your office peripherals 

Business insurance can be a tricky path to tread if you don’t know what you’re looking for.

Business Technology

How to avoid data breaches and data loss

In this article, we look at what you can do to avoid data breaches and how you can protect your business against data loss and its consequences.

Business management

Top small business security tips 

In the early stage of business you simply can't afford to compromise your security. Here, we look at the measures to take to protect yourself.

Business Technology

Progressive SMEs pioneer best-practice collaboration

Here we take a look at how small businesses and their owners can embrace the opportunity to become truly technologically collaborative in the 21st century.

Business management

Why I let my team decide my salary…and theirs

Paulina Sygulska discusses the 'open culture' ethos of her business and how it meant unusual but effective decisions could be made on remuneration.

Business management

How businesses can benefit from reverse mentoring

Alan Price discusses why sometimes it's valuable for more mature employees to learn from the millennials.

Business management

Why I let my team decide my salary…and theirs

Paulina Sygulska discusses the 'open culture' ethos of her business and how it meant unusual but effective decisions could be made on remuneration.

Business management

How businesses can benefit from reverse mentoring

Alan Price discusses why sometimes it's valuable for more mature employees to learn from the millennials.

Business management

Start-ups that are transforming traditional business

Here are three of the most original UK start-ups, which have used technology and exceptional consumer know-how to transform a conventional service into something quite genius.

Marketing

Six marketing skills every business needs

There are six key marketing skills every modern business needs and now is the time to ensure your employees possess them.

Finding and selling to customers

Put your worries to bed: how technology can help sales professionals sleep easier

Paul Black drills down into the biggest concerns of sales reps and discusses how the right technology can ease the pressure. 

Business management

How to help your employees get through Blue Monday

Here's what companies can do to help their staff get through the post-holiday slump.

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