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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.

8 ways to save money running your microbusiness

Estimating your energy bills is the second largest bit of guesswork running a microbusiness after calculating tax. Installing a smart meter gives you control.

Business management

Legal advice

How going insolvent could be the best way to save your business

How you can save your small business by becoming insolvent. A step-by-step guide to going into administration versus a CVA.

Getting Online

SME wellbeing tips from performance coach, Phillippa Hurrell – a podcast

In this episode, the UK Domain share a podcast of their recent webinar, helping SME owners learn how they can feel better, less stressed and able to achieve more

Small Business Insurance

How to make a successful business interruption insurance claim

Nearly 400,000 small businesses are waiting to see if insurers will be forced to pay out on their business interruption policies after a landmark High Court case

Business Technology

Elavon with Opayo helps SMEs reopen with new payment solutions

Elavon with Opayo has revealed some new insights into customer spending and how it helped SMEs during the lockdown period

Export & Import

How will Brexit affect my imports and exports? Where to find customs help

Post-Brexit import and export paperwork is expected to cost UK businesses around £7bn a year. Where to find customs help for your small business

Marketing

Small business online marketing 101, all the latest tips

If you have a small business and you're ready to take it online, or you need some extra help to market your small business, read these digital marketing tips 101.

Government Grants

Insurer using small business Covid grants to justify cutting payouts

Small business owners rail against NFU Mutual for cutting coronavirus payouts because insurer says they have already had Government grants

Marketing

Small business online marketing 101, all the latest tips

If you have a small business and you're ready to take it online, or you need some extra help to market your small business, read these digital marketing tips 101.

Government Grants

Insurer using small business Covid grants to justify cutting payouts

Small business owners rail against NFU Mutual for cutting coronavirus payouts because insurer says they have already had Government grants

Getting Online

A quarter of entrepreneurs don’t use social media for their small business

In partnership with the UK Domain, we reveal why a quarter of small business owners don't use social media

Business management

Top 7 turnaround tips to save your small business from going under

How to steer your small business away from the rocks and into safe harbour. Steve Swayne on how to turnaround your business.

Business management

Coronavirus small business diary – James Cadbury, Love Cocoa

James Cadbury was already waiting for new chocolate moulds shipped from China for his Love Cocoa brand when COVID-19 struck. And then lockdown shut 80% of his retail outlets. Here he talks about scrambling to keep up with online orders and receiving the most bizarre phone call of his life

Business management

Small businesses say that they won’t survive second COVID-19 spike

A new report from Sage highlights the challenges for small businesses coming out of lockdown and how these firms are adapting to change

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