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.

What small businesses can learn from the F1 rebrand

Studying the evolution of large, successful brands can be a good starting point for SMEs looking to launch or maximise their brand potential, says Sarah Turner.

Marketing

Business Technology

Everything you need to consider about business smartphones

Consider these important points when it comes to the use of business smartphones.

Employing & managing staff

Hiring your first virtual worker: The dos and don’ts

The virtual business model is now well-proven and works well for all sorts of small businesses, but how can companies implement the system effectively? Here, Alex Lawrence discusses.

Finding and selling to customers

How small businesses can repopulate the high street

Focusing on the difficulties faced by major retail businesses means missing the wider picture on how the sector is evolving, argues Ambreen Khasru.

Office & home working

Working from home? Self-regulation is the key to success

Working from home is growing fast across Europe and North America, but how should employees be managed that cannot be seen at their desks from 9 to 5? Can they be trusted to work just as hard as their colleagues at the office? These are among the dilemmas facing both workers and managers.

Finding and selling to customers

Six tips for small businesses to master e-commerce

Here are some best practices for providing excellent customer support to your e-commerce customers.

Business Technology

How small businesses can make the UK a leader in artificial intelligence

SMEs and start-ups will play a significant role in helping artificial intelligence fulfil its potential, argues Marko Balabanovic.

Business management

The Brexit opportunity: How small businesses can thrive in a post-Brexit landscape

In this article, Reuben Singh reveals why Brexit is poised to create huge opportunities for small businesses.

Business Technology

How small businesses can make the UK a leader in artificial intelligence

SMEs and start-ups will play a significant role in helping artificial intelligence fulfil its potential, argues Marko Balabanovic.

Business management

The Brexit opportunity: How small businesses can thrive in a post-Brexit landscape

In this article, Reuben Singh reveals why Brexit is poised to create huge opportunities for small businesses.

Getting Online

Gardening website: Exploring a gap in the market

Employing & managing staff

The power of being nice in the workplace

Being nice in the workplace can be an undervalued quality, however a recent study from Monarch reveals that employing nice staff makes for both a happier and more productive workforce.

Employing & managing staff

How to hire effectively as a small business

In this piece, David Grimes reveals his secrets to managing the recruitment process and how small company owners can make hiring easier for themselves.

Productivity Zone