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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.

Using an NDA in your small business

NDAs or non-disclosure agreements are becoming increasingly common. When should you use them? And are they even enforceable?

Legal advice

Getting Online

Top 10 things preventing conversions on your website

Ten things you can do to make more sales through your website. Some are quick fixes and others longer term to drive conversions

Employing & managing staff

Third of businesses planning pay rises

Three quarters of businesses impacted by staff shortages over the past year, with nearly half saying they can't meet customer demand as a result, according to CBI survey

Running a Business

Jessica Ennis Hill – what I’ve learned from my start-up business

Entrepreneur and former Olympic heptathlete, Jessica Ennis Hill, speaks to Sifted Summit 2022 about her start-up firm, Jennis

Employing & managing staff

Third of companies say four-day week inevitable within 10 years

34% of businesses expect four-day week to become a reality in next ten years, but only 1 per cent plan to implement it without cutting pay

Business management

Steven Bartlett shares 5 tips for entrepreneurs

Steven Bartlett, entrepreneur and the latest Dragon to enter Dragons' Den, gives us some insights into how he runs his businesses

Accounting

6 of the best payment systems for accepting US dollars

If you have a lot of customers Stateside, you'll want them to be able to pay in US dollars. We look at the best payment systems for USD.

Employing & managing staff

How businesses can help their employees through the cost of living crisis

Here are six benefits that you can introduce to help your employees who may be struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis

Accounting

6 of the best payment systems for accepting US dollars

If you have a lot of customers Stateside, you'll want them to be able to pay in US dollars. We look at the best payment systems for USD.

Employing & managing staff

How businesses can help their employees through the cost of living crisis

Here are six benefits that you can introduce to help your employees who may be struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis

Marketing

Digital marketing trends for small business in 2023

Jay Ripton shares the digital marketing trends for small businesses which will continue to thrive into 2023 – which ones will you adopt?

Business Technology

Flexible payment options for your customers

In today’s tap-to-pay world, it’s important that your small business offers every type of contactless pay – from traditional credit card such as Visa, Mastercard and Amex to smartphone wallets Apple Pay and Google Pay

Business Technology

How Avast Business can support your small business

Find out more about how Avast Business can help protect your small business and why security needs to be seen as an enabler to help you expand, mobilise and digitise

Finding and selling to customers

Why businesses should go cashless: pros and cons

Some businesses are opting to switch to cashless and customers have mixed feelings. Is it right for you? We look at the pros and cons.

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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