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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 share ownership to attract and retain employees

Phil Mitchell discusses the ways in which a small business can give its staff share options.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

Do I have to pay a bonus if I have a discretionary bonus scheme?

Having a discretionary bonus scheme can be a realistic way for a small business to incentivise staff. Adrian Hoggarth explores how such an initiative is managed.

Marketing

What PR can do for a small business

PR is an often-misunderstood beast among small business owners. Here, communications expert Carolyn Hughes demystifies the industry.

Business Technology

Three important website tips for your business

Tom Skinner gives tips on managing the design and development of your company website, the face of your brand.

Office & home working

Five reasons your office space is doing more bad than good

Geraint Evans gives some pointers on making the most of your office space.

Legal advice

Social media and employment: What to know

Michael Salter covers the legal risks of online pre-employment vetting and offers guidelines for employer and employee conduct with regard to social media.

Marketing

How to maximise the lead generation power of your company blog

Company blogs no longer serve as just website window dressing. Marketing expert James Cox gives tips on putting together the right blog to generate leads.

Finding and selling to customers

How to manage negotiation as a small business

Phil Rothwell explores how to deal with the demands of buyers in the early stages of your business.

Marketing

How to maximise the lead generation power of your company blog

Company blogs no longer serve as just website window dressing. Marketing expert James Cox gives tips on putting together the right blog to generate leads.

Finding and selling to customers

How to manage negotiation as a small business

Phil Rothwell explores how to deal with the demands of buyers in the early stages of your business.

Legal advice

Can I dismiss an employee who is contracted to another company?

I have a member of staff who is contracted as a cleaner to another company, but I have recently had complaints from both parties that him working there is causing problems. Can I dismiss him or do I need to look for alternatives?

Marketing

Success in the new year: Brand implementation

Maite Barón discusses ways to implement the branding strategies outlined in her last article.

Office & home working

The benefits of shared office space

SmallBusiness.co.uk visits Techspace London to learn about the working habits of promising technology start-ups.

Office & home working

Tips for running a business from your mobile

Increasingly, companies are being run from mobile phones. Ian Bowen-Morris of Telnames gives some advice on how to manage your business this way.

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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