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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.



Customer acquisition vs retention: Which side works best?

Jay Karsandas of Mobiles.co.uk discusses how three key aspects of digital marketing can help acquire and retain customers.

Marketing

Marketing

Playing to win: Building a famous brand

Here, Linzi Boyd, author of Brand Famous: How to get everyone talking about your business, looks at how to get your brand on the fast track to exposure.

Business management

Entrepreneurs must learn the art of delegation

'Get Things Done' author and small business owner Robert Kelsey discusses how entrepreneurs can overcome their fear of delegation.

Finding and selling to customers

How to get to know your customers for free

Elizabetta Camilleri of SalesGossip discusses how she got to know her customers, how she continues to learn about them every day and the importance of knowing your market.

Business Technology

How to manage an inbox better in your small business

Ian Cowley gives seven quick tips to organising your emails for maximum productivity.

Business management

Starting and growing a private tuition business

Steve Spriggs, founder of William Clarence Education, which offers private academic tuition, talks about his company's marketing challenges, controlling costs and his growth plans.

Business Technology

A small business guide to communication technology

In association with Vonage, SmallBusiness.co.uk presents a digital guide on getting the right technology in place to improve communications at your business.

Business Technology

Do projectors have a role in small business?

Here, we look at the value of using projectors in your company.

Business Technology

A small business guide to communication technology

In association with Vonage, SmallBusiness.co.uk presents a digital guide on getting the right technology in place to improve communications at your business.

Business Technology

Do projectors have a role in small business?

Here, we look at the value of using projectors in your company.

Business Technology

How tech communication solutions helped two small companies

SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at how two businesses took on tech solutions that enabled them to manage their operations in a more efficient way.

Legal advice

A small business guide to professional negligence claims

Here, Susan Hopcraft, solicitor at Wright Hassall, discusses how to proceed when faced with the negligence of an adviser.

Export & Import

How graph databases can help small businesses go places faster

Rik Van Bruggen, regional director at Neo Technology, discusses how an exciting new technology can improve the management and tracking of deliveries.

Employing & managing staff

Health and safety law exemption proposed for the self employed

Stephen Thomas, safety technical consultant at Croner, discusses the ramifications of a proposal to exempt certain self-employed people from health and safety red tape.

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.

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Why you need a business bank account

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5 things every small business owner needs to know before starting

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Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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