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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.

How autonomous technology can boost business productivity

Here, we explain how autonomous technology can enhance your business productivity in four key areas

Business Technology

Legal advice

Ethical veganism is a philosophical belief – the steps you should take next

A ruling says that ethical vegans should have similar legal protection to those with religious beliefs. What does it mean for your business?

Buying and selling a company

7 of the most common myths around selling a business

In partnership with BusinessesForSale.com, we explain seven of the most widespread myths when it comes to selling a business

Marketing

Seven SEO tips to keep your small business ahead of the game

Rob Marsden highlights the seven digital New Year’s resolutions that you simply cannot afford to abandon

Marketing

How to get 1,000 followers on your small business Instagram

Here are three things you need to do to quickly build Instagram followers, which can convert into sales down the line

International Business

What the UK can learn from Estonia as the destination to start a business

The UK lies in 17th place as a country that incubates entrepreneurs. What can Britain learn from No 1-ranked Estonia as a place to launch a start-up?

Business Technology

How to get started with outsourcing SMB processes

Time vs. money. If you have money to spend, outsourcing SMB processes can save you time, allowing you to maximise your efforts on what you are best at

Business management

Purchase Order Best Practices and Processes

Lucy Fox, general manager of cloud solutions at Exact, puts the management of purchase orders under the spotlight.

Business Technology

How to get started with outsourcing SMB processes

Time vs. money. If you have money to spend, outsourcing SMB processes can save you time, allowing you to maximise your efforts on what you are best at

Business management

Purchase Order Best Practices and Processes

Lucy Fox, general manager of cloud solutions at Exact, puts the management of purchase orders under the spotlight.

Employing & managing staff

Holiday leave and pay: the law

Amy Paxton, manager of the solicitor team at Croner, explains the law surrounding holiday leave and pay.

Marketing

On the first day of Christmas, my SEO said to me… festive search guide

12 days of digital Christmas: Rob Marsden offers a dozen tips on how to ace your SEO strategy and make sure you rank on top of Google this festive season

Business Technology

5 Google tools to help you grow your small business

Feel like your small business has stagnated? These free Google tools will help to give it the kick-start that it needs

Business management

Cricket legend Andrew Strauss: 5 tips to boost your business performance

Andrew Strauss, former England cricket captain, shares his 5 tips to boost your small business performance – learnt from sportsmen performing at the highest level

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