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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.

Four tips to encourage employees to go above and beyond

Here, Simon Chapman explores what makes your workers tick and how to get the best from them.

Business management

Business Technology

Four mistakes you’re probably making on your website

Here, Alison Curry-Taylor presents the common errors small business owners make when launching their own website.

Office & home working

Small business and flexibility: Friend or foe?

Here, we look at how small businesses are driving a change in culture towards flexible working.

Employing & managing staff

Keeping tabs on TUPE as a small business

Kate Russell discusses changes to the laws that protect employees' rights when their company transfers to new ownership.

Marketing

How to optimise your online presence

Kath Dawson discusses how to implement a solid social media strategy and navigate creative digital content, SEO and digital PR to get maximum exposure for your business.

Business Technology

How your company can benefit from wearable technology

Jay Karsandas looks at the ways wearable technology can be worked into how you run your business.

Employing & managing staff

Pension transfers: What changes mean for SMEs

Here, we look at how to manage your financial planning in regard to your pension scheme and the auto-enrolment process.

Business management

Effective motivation of employees in the SME sector

Here, we look at one way to approach the motivation of employees.

Employing & managing staff

Pension transfers: What changes mean for SMEs

Here, we look at how to manage your financial planning in regard to your pension scheme and the auto-enrolment process.

Business management

Effective motivation of employees in the SME sector

Here, we look at one way to approach the motivation of employees.

Business management

Six ways to really measure business success

Here, entrepreneur Jonathan Kettle delves into the metrics for ascertaining how well you are doing in business.

Buying and selling a company

Advice for those considering buying a B&B

Here, Gareth Smyth looks at the key things to weigh up before purchasing a bed and breakfast business.

Legal advice

Dealing with constructive dismissal claims

Liz Iles, senior employment consultant at Croner, discusses the legal ruling when an employee feels there has been a breach of contract.

Marketing

Five tips on how SMEs can boost the performance of Google AdWords campaigns

Here, Elias Russezki gives five pointers on what works and what doesn't when it comes to AdWords campaigns.

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