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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.

Swimovate – New product case study

Following redundancy, amateur triathlete Lisa Irlam set up Swimovate and a couple of years later launched Pool-Mate, a lap and stroke counter for swimmers.

Business management

Business management

A date to remember

Lexi Proud launched dating website ArrangeMeADate.com in January and is set to make profit in year one.

Business management

10 Fast Growth Businesses

There are smaller companies in the UK which are increasing sales and improving margins. SmallBusiness.co.uk finds out how they're making it happen.

Business management

The 99p entrepreneur

Young buck Suleman Sacranie dropped out of university to launch online discount operator 99p Shopper in July and already has dreams of floating the company.

Business management

Sara Pomfret on setting up her home furnishing business Raines & Willow

Sara Pomfret set up her home furnishing business, Raines &Willow, earlier this year with her father, David Brown. It's already making a profit.

Business management

Cherie Blair talks about her new network for female entrepreneurship

Cherie Blair talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about her new network designed to promote women in business and why encouraging female entrepreneurship could lift millions out of poverty.

Business management

Sahar Hashemi: ‘Stay close to your customers’

Coffee Republic founder Sahar Hashemi tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about her regrets at leaving the coffee chain and why it's important to stay within touching distance of your customers.

Business management

MBO or MBI?

What's the difference between a management buy-in and a management buy-out?

Business management

Sahar Hashemi: ‘Stay close to your customers’

Coffee Republic founder Sahar Hashemi tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about her regrets at leaving the coffee chain and why it's important to stay within touching distance of your customers.

Business management

MBO or MBI?

What's the difference between a management buy-in and a management buy-out?

Business management

Healthy returns for weight loss camp

Victoria Wills founded luxury weight loss retreat NuBeginnings in 2008 and has been enjoying healthy returns ever since.

Business management

Jonathan Grubin – The teenage entrepreneur

At 19, Jonathan Grubin is the managing director of MiniG Media. He launched the ForFree4U online rewards network in 2006 when he was 16, and has just joined the joint online mailing venture SendSocial as CCO.

Business management

Father and son

Maurice and Tim Drake started a business back in the 1990s. The company evolved into Flipside Group, a digital advertising and marketing agency.

Business management

Fleet first

Whether you are looking to hire or buy, read our guide on how to drive your company forward with the right fleet.

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