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Business management

This section provides helpful case studies and guides on business reputation management strategies for UK start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Worst mistakes you can make during an overseas business meeting

New study reveals embarrassing blunders Brits make abroad and top secrets for surviving your next business trip (for those who don’t have a clue about business etiquette).

Business management

Business management

Why a hard Brexit is much worse for the UK than the rest of Europe

A hard Brexit would create £17 billion fall in annual EU export revenues across UK's key manufacturing sectors, new research reveals.

Business management

Securing your financial future if you’re self employed

Standard life guide shows how to ensure you secure your financial future if you’re self-employed – especially with the tax deadline coming up on 5th October.

Business management

What can football managers teach small businesses?

With the FIFA 2018 World Cup less than a year away, we take a look at what business managers can learn from football managers.

Business management

Mergers and acquisitions take off in the UK online gambling market

The UK M&A market is hot and is expected to continue into 2019 with many more deals, as we discover in this piece.

Business management

A guide to DBS checks for the self-employed

DBS checks (previously known as CRB checks) are essential to working in specific roles. So here is a guide to DBS checks.

Business management

Could employee ownership hold the key to a mission-led business legacy?

David Alcock, partner and head of social business at Anthony Collins Solicitors, discusses how employee ownership could prove instrumental in ensuring an organisation’s mission is a central part of its legacy.

Business management

Lessons learned from the Google anti-diversity memo

Jennifer Janson, author of The Reputation Playbook and chairman of Six Degrees, explores what can we learn in the aftermath of Google's anti-diversity scandal.

Business management

Could employee ownership hold the key to a mission-led business legacy?

David Alcock, partner and head of social business at Anthony Collins Solicitors, discusses how employee ownership could prove instrumental in ensuring an organisation’s mission is a central part of its legacy.

Business management

Lessons learned from the Google anti-diversity memo

Jennifer Janson, author of The Reputation Playbook and chairman of Six Degrees, explores what can we learn in the aftermath of Google's anti-diversity scandal.

Business management

How small businesses can streamline their processes

Here, Peter King explores how businesses can go about making their workflow more efficient.

Business management

Running a small boutique hotel – What are the costs?

Running a luxury boutique hotel can be a dream, but it can be an expensive venture. Go in with eyes wide open and use these tricks to keep spending down.

Business management

Four ingredients every business needs to survive a competitive market

Standing out from the crowd can be hard for small businesses; here are four tips to help you survive in a competitive market.

Business management

11 simple ways to improve your business without spending a penny

Here, we take a look at 11 simple ways you can improve your business without spending a penny.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

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