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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.

Coding: The business language of today

In this piece, Uval Blumenfeld of Wix discusses why, for small businesses, learning to code is a starting point for those who want to keep up with the growing need for digital skills.

Business Technology

Employing & managing staff

How to use youthquake in your small business

Here, Pam Bateson, co-founder and CEO of Thrive Partners, explores how businesses can use the 'youthquake' movement to boost their business.

Business Technology

Facial Recognition, chatbots and blockchain – The most lucrative tech jobs of 2018

Facial recognition, chatbots and blockchain – PeoplePerHour reveal the most lucrative tech jobs and trends of 2017.

International Business

Currency risk biggest headache for SMEs after Brexit

Research reveals that currency risk remains the biggest headache for small businesses after the Brexit vote.

Export & Import

Importing: The Poor Relation’s Story?

The survival of many SMEs is based on the imports they bring into the UK and then sell here, argues Phil Tobin of Bibby Financial Services. 

Business management

How to improve your business credit score

Sixty per cent of UK small businesses struggle to access vital services due to poor credit ratings.

Buying and selling a company

Guide to selling a business part 2: The key procedures involved

When selling a business there are steps one can take to ease the process. Jo Thornley offers some to consider

Employing & managing staff

How to win the small business fight for survival

In this piece Jonathan Richards, CEO and founder of breatheHR, discusses how HR will be key to defining a company's success in 2018.

Buying and selling a company

Guide to selling a business part 2: The key procedures involved

When selling a business there are steps one can take to ease the process. Jo Thornley offers some to consider

Employing & managing staff

How to win the small business fight for survival

In this piece Jonathan Richards, CEO and founder of breatheHR, discusses how HR will be key to defining a company's success in 2018.

Business Technology

UK businesses must conduct sensitive information audit before new GDPR legislation arrives

With the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect in May 2018, private information that isn’t destroyed correctly, or stored securely, could lead to UK businesses being fined a substantial £20 million per breach.

Marketing

The John Lewis Effect and what small businesses can learn from it

In this piece, Evelyn Timson, managing director of Aspect, explores how John Lewis started a national TV advertising event and what small businesses can learn from such adroit brand marketing.

Export & Import

Upgrade your shipping logistics management to digital freight forwarding

This shipping logistic expert is one of a new wave of businesses revolutionising the way freight forwarding gets done - be it by sea, air or road - by pulling the process into the digital age.

Productivity Zone

Productivity ahead of Christmas: Today’s the day we check out

Productivity plummets ahead of Christmas: Today’s the day we officially check out, according to new research.

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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