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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.

Working capital explained: a guide for online marketplace businesses

A comprehensive guide to working capital for marketplace merchants, including definitions, best practices and top providers.

Business management

Business management

6 ERP systems for growth businesses

An ERP system bundles everything you need to run a company, including CRM, inventory and marketing, into one package - and they are becoming cheaper. But what is the best ERP system for your business?

Business management

What small business needs from new chancellor Rishi Sunak

Caroline Plumb OBE, serial entrepreneur and founder of cash flow management app Fluidly, reacts to the Cabinet reshuffle bombshell and asks, ‘Now what?'

Business management

Purchase Order Best Practices and Processes

Lucy Fox, general manager of cloud solutions at Exact, puts the management of purchase orders under the spotlight.

Business management

Cricket legend Andrew Strauss: 5 tips to boost your business performance

Andrew Strauss, former England cricket captain, shares his 5 tips to boost your small business performance – learnt from sportsmen performing at the highest level

Business management

General Election 2019: what the parties say about small business

We've gathered up all of the key small business policies from the major parties to help you decide how to vote in the 2019 General Election

Business management

Brexit extension: ensuring your business is ready for the new deadline

In association with BusinessesForSale.com, we lay out what you need to know to be prepared for the new Brexit deadline of 31 January

Business management

The rise of virtual assistants and how it can benefit your business

Why you need a virtual assistant (VA) to help free up your time to run your business and how to get the right one for you.

Business management

Brexit extension: ensuring your business is ready for the new deadline

In association with BusinessesForSale.com, we lay out what you need to know to be prepared for the new Brexit deadline of 31 January

Business management

The rise of virtual assistants and how it can benefit your business

Why you need a virtual assistant (VA) to help free up your time to run your business and how to get the right one for you.

Business management

What small businesses think of the four-day working week

Labour has pledged to make a four-day working week the norm within ten years. We asked small business owners what they think of the idea.

Business management

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships: what are they and what can they do for you?

Paul Yeomans of the University of Nottingham explains what Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are and how they work.

Business management

Crisis control needed as incidents cost UK SMEs £8.8bn in 2018

Crisis control is essential to tackle incidents, such as cyber-attacks and extortion which are costing UK SMEs billions of pounds a year

Business management

Entrepreneur Q&A: ex-Apprentice star, Natalie Reynolds (Panayi)

Natalie Reynolds (née Panayi) appeared on series nine of The Apprentice. She's back with her new fashion business, Style Cheat.

Partner content

How businesses can manage the rise in employers’ National Insurance

Philip Welsh, product marketing manager at Sage, explains why employers’ National Insurance contributions (NIC) are rising in April 2025 – impacting employee costs, cashflow and margins for firms

Business Technology

The connection between digital skills and fraud prevention in small businesses

With fraud posing a significant threat to small businesses, Rachael Tiffen from Cifas addresses the role of digital skills in fraud prevention

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

Small business owners: discover alternative funding solutions to help fuel your growth