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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.

Ten things every employer needs to know about GDPR

On the 25th May 2018, new GDPR rules come into effect. Here are ten things you need to know.

Employing & managing staff

Business Technology

How to puzzle out the maze of business hosting possibilities

Are you getting the best deal on your web hosting? Probably not given that more than half of the people with the largest companies advise their friends to stay away and to find another host.

Finding and selling to customers

Have you prepared your business for the Christmas rush?

Keith Softly, head of asset and invoice finance product, global transaction banking at Lloyds Banking Group, looks at how businesses can get their books ready for the festive period.

International Business

European union sales growth set to outperform US this Black Friday

Ingenico has predicted that European Union sales growth will outperform the United States this Black Friday.

International Business

USA tops list of global trade targets for UK businesses

UK businesses optimistic about international trade plans – and view trade as a catalyst for growth, says new report from American Express.

Marketing

Email verification service: How to choose the best service provider?

If you are in a business where most of the communication is done through emails, then you will know the importance of having a clean mailbox.

Business Technology

How to learn to be a digital entrepreneur

Here, we look at how you can acquire the key digital skills you need to start a business today.

Employing & managing staff

Why it’s time SMEs ditched the annual appraisal

For the first time in history we have five different generations in the workplace.

Business Technology

How to learn to be a digital entrepreneur

Here, we look at how you can acquire the key digital skills you need to start a business today.

Employing & managing staff

Why it’s time SMEs ditched the annual appraisal

For the first time in history we have five different generations in the workplace.

Employing & managing staff

Why are businesses struggling to attract and retain top performing talent?

With the news that 29 per cent of employers have declared employee turnover is growing, we take a look at why businesses can't keep top talent.

Office & home working

Four ways you can make your office space more fun

Going to work every day is a common occurrence for most. If you are the owner of a business, then finding a way to keep your employees content and happy is important.

Business Technology

The four data analytics pillars of decision-making

Here, we look at the types of analytics that enforce data-driven decisions within modern businesses: descriptive, prescriptive, predictive, and diagnostic.

Business Technology

How to successfully run a fintech business

Here, Anna Tsyukpo, CEO of fintech company Paybase, gives her top five tips for starting and running a business in the fintech sector.

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

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

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.