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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.

As cyber risk grows, 2018 is the year to get proactive about security

Here, Mark Chimley, founder of DPHub, explores what cyber security measures businesses should implement in 21018.

Business Technology

Office & home working

What is an agile working environment?

Here, we explore why 70 per cent of organisations predicted to adopt flexible working by 2020?

Business Technology

Business Technology trends of 2018 – What will the future hold?

Devices will better serve our needs through the power of AI, encouraging us to be a better version of ourselves, according to 2018 business technology trends.

Productivity Zone

Changes to your working environment to increase wellbeing

Did you know that the average British employee loses up to 70 working days a year because of low productivity? That equates to a staggering loss of 2.2billion working days a year.

Business management

How to become a more inspiring leader

We spoke to some of the UK's top business leaders to find out what they believe to be some of the top traits to become and inspirational leader.

Legal advice

What you should look for when finding a lawyer for your business

Starting and running a business is not easy. Other than finding the resources to operate the business, you need to find competent workers to perform different roles in the business.

Legal advice

Employment law areas to watch in 2018

Here, ELAS employment law consultant, Enrique Garcia, takes a look at the employment law areas to watch in the year ahead.

Export & Import

Five secrets to sourcing products in China

Sourcing and purchasing products from China is becoming more popular especially with smaller businesses in the UK who are on a budget and trying to save money.

Legal advice

Employment law areas to watch in 2018

Here, ELAS employment law consultant, Enrique Garcia, takes a look at the employment law areas to watch in the year ahead.

Export & Import

Five secrets to sourcing products in China

Sourcing and purchasing products from China is becoming more popular especially with smaller businesses in the UK who are on a budget and trying to save money.

Employing & managing staff

How can employers reduce the risks when sending employees overseas?

How can employers reduce the risks when sending employees overseas? Tips from Punter Southall Health & Protection.

Business Technology

File extensions and all you need to know about them

Each and every file name in the computer, whether Mac or Android, comes with an extension. The extensions are of mostly three or four characters prefixed by a period (.) sign, also in some cases with spaces.

Getting Online

Half of brand websites are still not GDPR compliant

42 per cent of brand websites are still not GDPR compliant leading up to the regulation deadline of May 2018, according to new research from Ensighten.

Productivity Zone

How regular short breaks can help boost employee productivity

A new trend for employees taking regular, short breaks from work boosts performance, with half taking a break every two hours.

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