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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 can small businesses truly reach Generation Z?

Here, Doone Roisin of Sweet P Social and Female Startup Club explains what small businesses need to do to engage Generation Z.

Finding and selling to customers

Business Technology

Making Tax Digital: what do I need to do before it’s introduced?

Here, we take a look at what Making Tax Digital means for you and how some entrepreneurs might struggle.

Business Technology

Five ways small businesses can compete with giants in SEO

There are a few techniques you can execute that can give you the edge in SEO. Here, we take a look at them.

Buying and selling a company

How to find the right buyer for your business

Passing your legacy on to the right person is a key concern when selling a business. Here, Anthea Taylor looks at the types of buyer to identify and the considerations to bear in mind.

Small Business Insurance

The benefits of national insurance

Here, we look at the main benefits to paying National Insurance.

Marketing

PR and communications: how David can take on Goliath with the right message

Here are a few simple tips to consider for when you are planning your first, or next PR campaign.

Employing & managing staff

Onboarding tips: how to help new employees settle in

Kai Feller from Bark.com offers up some tips on how to make the onboarding process better for new employees.

Finding and selling to customers

How to turn your customers into a community

How do you successfully build a customer community that feels organic and genuinely valuable rather than forced? Read on for some top tips.

Employing & managing staff

Onboarding tips: how to help new employees settle in

Kai Feller from Bark.com offers up some tips on how to make the onboarding process better for new employees.

Finding and selling to customers

How to turn your customers into a community

How do you successfully build a customer community that feels organic and genuinely valuable rather than forced? Read on for some top tips.

Finding and selling to customers

Why focusing on your company’s average transaction value is key

In this article, we look at one of the key factors that affects both sales and profits in a small business: average transaction value.

Business management

The power of charismatic leadership in a small business

What constitutes 'charisma' in a business leader and why is it important? Here, we talk to small company figureheads about what the concept means to them.

Business management

How entrepreneurs can grow their home-based business

Starting and growing a home-based is becoming a reality for many entrepreneurs. Two small business owners share why they work from home and how they've grown their companies.

Employing & managing staff

Political leaning is the forgotten demographic of workplace diversity

Employing a variety of people from different backgrounds is desirable in today's working world, but why is political diversity so widely neglected?

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