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.

Why shoppers are avoiding your e-commerce store

With brick and mortar businesses suffering a supposed long farewell, we take a look at how you can boost your e-commerce business.

Business Technology

Employing & managing staff

Why periodic employee screening is important

It is important for employers to check every candidate before recruiting. How do businesses go about screening employees?

Employing & managing staff

Graduate recruitment trends 2018

Here, Charlie Taylor, founder and CEO of Debut, explores the potential graduate recruitment trends for 2018.

Business management

How can UK companies tackle gender bias in 2018?

Freddie Alves, managing director, Talking Talent, explores the notion of gender parity and how businesses can tackle the gender bias in 2018.

Productivity Zone

Nine in ten London SMEs are struggling with productivity

Ninety-three per cent of SMEs in London are struggling with productivity. This is in comparison to just 78 per cent across Yorkshire, the South West and East England.

Business Technology

Seven major cyber threats for small business in 2018

Neil Lewis, author of The Official CyberSafr Home Business Guide, advises small and home business owners that they face seven key cyber threats in 2018.

Business management

Five ways to work well with family members

Working with family members really doesn’t deserve the bad press it receives, here are some tips to help you make it work.

Marketing

Why invest in marketing automation?

Nick Thompson, managing director, DCSL Software, discusses why off-the-shelf marketing automation isn’t always necessarily the answer, and how a custom made solution could be pave the way to success.

Business management