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Running a Business

This section takes you through every important aspect of how to run a successful business. It offers expert guides and advice articles on the key elements of business management such as employing staff, finding customers, marketing and sales, pricing, people management, office and home working, business technology and everything else an entrepreneur must tackle in order to succeed.

Bringing home into the office: How to flexibly work from home

More than 44 per cent of the UK prefer to work from home rather than head into the office, research finds.

Office & home working

International Business

Get your business ready for expanding internationally

In this piece, we look at the strategies to help your business prepare for expanding internationally.

Employing & managing staff

Is this the end for National Sickie day?

2017 statistics show National Sickie Day is no more, with employees more likely to take Monday off than any other day.

Getting Online

How websites can get ready for GDPR

For online lead websites, GDPR will pose a significant change to how they process and handle data, as we explore here.

Business management

The pros and cons of outsourcing for small businesses

As a business slowly grows, one of the ways to achieve higher efficiency for a lower investment is to turn to outsourcing, as we reveal in this piece.

Business Technology

Coding: The business language of today

In this piece, Uval Blumenfeld of Wix discusses why, for small businesses, learning to code is a starting point for those who want to keep up with the growing need for digital skills.

Employing & managing staff

How to use youthquake in your small business

Here, Pam Bateson, co-founder and CEO of Thrive Partners, explores how businesses can use the 'youthquake' movement to boost their business.

Business Technology

Facial Recognition, chatbots and blockchain – The most lucrative tech jobs of 2018

Facial recognition, chatbots and blockchain – PeoplePerHour reveal the most lucrative tech jobs and trends of 2017.

Employing & managing staff

How to use youthquake in your small business

Here, Pam Bateson, co-founder and CEO of Thrive Partners, explores how businesses can use the 'youthquake' movement to boost their business.

Business Technology

Facial Recognition, chatbots and blockchain – The most lucrative tech jobs of 2018

Facial recognition, chatbots and blockchain – PeoplePerHour reveal the most lucrative tech jobs and trends of 2017.

International Business

Currency risk biggest headache for SMEs after Brexit

Research reveals that currency risk remains the biggest headache for small businesses after the Brexit vote.

Export & Import

Importing: The Poor Relation’s Story?

The survival of many SMEs is based on the imports they bring into the UK and then sell here, argues Phil Tobin of Bibby Financial Services. 

Business management

How to improve your business credit score

Sixty per cent of UK small businesses struggle to access vital services due to poor credit ratings.

Buying and selling a company

Guide to selling a business part 2: The key procedures involved

When selling a business there are steps one can take to ease the process. Jo Thornley offers some to consider

Partner content

Benefits of switching to the right business bank account

In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.

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?