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.

GDPR: What financial services need to know

In this article, Bruce Penson, managing director at Pro Drive IT, highlights the fundamentals of GDPR in relation to financial services.

Legal advice

Business management

Five features that can transform your small business

Ingvar Gudmundsson, founder of SimplyBookMe, believes some simple features can go a long way to improving the management of a business, but for microbusinesses, they can make all the difference to owners looking to transform their business.

Business Technology

What should a new business consider when choosing a finance system?

Here, Darren Cran discusses why a flexible and scalable finance system is so beneficial to have as you develop your venture.

Legal advice

Business buyers have the need for speed, but solicitors hold back

Here, Gareth Smyth is group managing director at Hilton Smythe, explores why solicitors may slow down business process.

Employing & managing staff

Seven ways to make sure you’re GDPR-compliant in HR

With GDPR coming into effect in less that 100 days, we spoke to Kashflow about how to make your HR department GDPR compliant.

Employing & managing staff

Non-resident employees

Can I put non-resident employees on my UK company payroll for limited periods of time? If yes, how are they treated under PAYE?

Employing & managing staff

There’s snow reason not to go to work

With the 'Beast from the East' ravaging UK shores, many workers are failing to get into work. Is snow a good enough excuse to not show up?

Marketing

The pros and cons of rebranding your business

Stuart, the founder of UP Clothing has recently teamed up with Boxing Scotland for the upcoming commonwealth games after rebranding his clothing line. Here, he talks of the pros and cons of rebranding.

Employing & managing staff

There’s snow reason not to go to work

With the 'Beast from the East' ravaging UK shores, many workers are failing to get into work. Is snow a good enough excuse to not show up?

Marketing

The pros and cons of rebranding your business

Business Technology

Five steps to make your data GDPR ready

Julian Saunders, CEO and founder of data management and GDPR compliance solution PORT.im, provides his top tips to get your data ready for GDPR.

Business Technology

Two-thirds of large companies face high levels of industry disruption

Companies are spending increasing amounts of money each year trying to drive disruption (rather than end up its victim) by identifying the next big market breakthrough.

Office & home working

Winter commuting: I thawed the law

The so-called 'Beast from the East' has ravaged British shores this week, plunging the nation into sub-zero temperatures. Hannah Parsons, a solicitor at DAS Law explores how you can navigate your winter commute.

Employing & managing staff