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.

How to sell your small business without a broker – Small Business guide

Not every business needs to be sold through a broker. Many microbusinesses could be sold direct, saving you, the owner, thousands in fees

Business management

Coronavirus small business diary – Alessandro Savelli, Pasta Evangelists

When the pandemic hit, artisanal pasta delivery start-up Pasta Evangelists was forced to scale up - and fast

Office & home working

Remote working coronavirus: Am I covered by home insurance?

Remote working in the Covid-19 climate: what your home insurance policies will and won't cover

Employing & managing staff

Section 44 – what if an employee won’t return to work post coronavirus?

We ask employment solcitor, Matthew Chandler, what employers should do if staff won't return to work because of coronavirus concerns.

Business management

Small Business Coronavirus Q&A – we answer your questions

In the Small Business Coronavirus Q&A, Anna Jordan talks to three experts about issues that are affecting small business owners

Business Technology

Top 5 Facebook groups for small businesses during coronavirus

SME owners often find solace through social media. Join these five Facebook groups to help your small business through the coronavirus crisis

Buying and selling a company

A three-step guide to selling a business: completing the sale

In the last of a three-part series in association with BusinessesForSale.com, we focus on best practice when completing the sale.

Business Technology

Why your small business needs its own podcast

Running a podcast can bring so many benefits to your small business. We'll arm you with the inspiration and advice you need to get started

Buying and selling a company

A three-step guide to selling a business: completing the sale

In the last of a three-part series in association with BusinessesForSale.com, we focus on best practice when completing the sale.

Business Technology

Why your small business needs its own podcast

Running a podcast can bring so many benefits to your small business. We'll arm you with the inspiration and advice you need to get started

Getting Online

Pivoting to an online business – 8 legal mistakes to avoid

Many small businesses are launching websites to keep sales going during the coronavirus pandemic. Lawyer Marion Kennedy highlights 8 legal mistakes to avoid when pivoting to an online business

Business management

How to re-organise your shop post lockdown

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has provided businesses with guidance on how to run their shops once lockdown starts to ease

Finding and selling to customers

How to customise your website to sell more overseas

Nearly two thirds of non-English speaking customers never buy from an English-only website. Alan White shares how to increase sales to international customers.

Getting Online