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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.

What is integrated reporting and how can it help small businesses?

Integrated reporting is the latest buzzword when it comes to businesses looking to measure their true value. Here, Darren Craig discusses the relevance to your business.

Business management

Business management

Micro Business of the Year: Handrail Creations interview

Kenny Macfarlane, managing director of Handrail Creations and winner of the Micro Business of the Year at the British Small Business Awards, tells us what winning the award means to him.

Business management

Website of the Year: Colony interview

Sarah Tierney, winner of the Website of the Year category at the British Small Business Awards, tells us what winning the award means to her and the Colony website.

Business management

Applying the marginal gains philosophy of the Olympics to your small business

Ben Houghton looks at how you can learn from the success of the GB Olympic team in applying its marginal gains strategy to your business.

Business management

How craft businesses can find the holy scale

Jeremy Torz gives a few pointers on successfully scaling a craft business in the right way.

Business management

How your small business can grow and remain agile

Dirk Paessler looks at the decisions that you need to take within your company in order to stimulate growth and stay agile.

Business management

How to grow a business outside of London

Luke Davis discusses the challenge of navigating business growth from outside of London and how company owners can find success outside of the capital.

Business management

Is having a mentor key to small business success?

Taking on a mentor, a business expert without a vested interest, can mean your business benefits from a fresh and objective point of view, argues Darren Clare.

Business management

How to grow a business outside of London

Luke Davis discusses the challenge of navigating business growth from outside of London and how company owners can find success outside of the capital.

Business management

Is having a mentor key to small business success?

Taking on a mentor, a business expert without a vested interest, can mean your business benefits from a fresh and objective point of view, argues Darren Clare.

Business management

The small businesses that placed charity high on the priorities list

Here, we speak to three companies about their commitment to giving back to local communities and charities.

Business management

Dividing the equity pie: Who gets what when running a business?

Here, Luke Davis discusses the factors to consider for joint business owners when slicing up the the equity pie.

Business management

Brexit, British enterprise, and the price of profitability

Paul Black discusses how the business landscape might be mapped out during and after the Brexit process.

Business management

Avoiding distractions as a small business owner

Distractions are productivity issues are a concern for employees, but company owners are only human too, as we reveal in this piece.

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.

Partner content

What are the funding options for hospitality businesses?

Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.

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