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Office & home working

This section talks about finding and managing office space, office design, issues surrounding working from home and running a business from home.

The pros and cons of running a business from home

Geraint Evans discusses the ramifications of starting a company in a domestic setting and the options available for expanding.

Office & home working

Office & home working

Five tips for conveying a professional image as a small business

Ed Reeves, co-founder of Penelope, outlines his top tools for micro-businesses that will help present a more professional and trusted image to prospective customers.

Office & home working

Guide to managing a home-based business

SmallBusiness.co.uk presents the main considerations to take into account before operating solely from home.

Office & home working

Choosing the right energy buying strategy for your business

Tim Jarvis, manager of SME accounts at Gazprom Energy, explains the different options open to small businesses when buying gas and electricity.

Office & home working

Remote working and flexible working options

Businesses and their employees have much to gain from operating flexible working options.

Office & home working

Top tips for working abroad

Presenting advice on navigating visa conditions and different cultures and languages when conducting business internationally.

Office & home working

The pros and cons of virtual meetings

How technology can help reduce the travel bill for small businesses.

Office & home working

How to approach workplace obesity as a small business

Kate Russell, managing director of Russell HR Consulting, discusses the health and safety issues surrounding the weight of employees.

Office & home working

The pros and cons of virtual meetings

How technology can help reduce the travel bill for small businesses.

Office & home working

How to approach workplace obesity as a small business

Kate Russell, managing director of Russell HR Consulting, discusses the health and safety issues surrounding the weight of employees.

Office & home working

Five top tips to manage energy consumption for small businesses

Tim Jarvis of Gazprom Energy explains the approach small businesses should take to limit energy consumption in the office.

Office & home working

34 million working days lost every year due to smoking-related sick leave

How e-cigarettes could be the answer to loss of productivity caused by smoking breaks.

Office & home working

Flexible working in businesses being held back by cultural barriers

Seven in ten office workers say they can get more done working away from the office and more than one third say they can be more creative when they are able to work flexibly, finds research.

Office & home working

Temperature in the workplace – what businesses should know

Workplace health and safety expert Karl Young explains the legalities of office working conditions, giving you recourse for when an employee complains about the temperature.

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

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

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16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems