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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.

Eight ways to boost your business!

With Small Business Saturday takes place on the 2nd December 2017, we have collated some top tips from experts to help you boost your business!

Business management

Employing & managing staff

Twelve workplace benefits employees dream about

Here, Sarah Musgrove, editor in chief, Brighter Business, explores the workplace benefits that employees want.

Employing & managing staff

Five ways small businesses can digitally upskill their workforce

Simon Blunn, UK managing director of Qlik, provides expert advice for start-ups looking to digitally upskill their staff and grow their company.

Business Technology

Getting to grips with the latest small business security trends

In this article, we discuss some of the latest trends in security for small business purposes.

Business management

Choosing your first business partner: How to get it right

What can you do to let the world know you are searching for a business partner? Dessy Ohanians of the London School of Business and Finance investigates.

Employing & managing staff

From training to retraining: The benefits

Here, we look at how different ways to learn new skills can be beneficial to you and your employees.

Business management

Revealed: The power poses that will help you get ahead at work

GISMA and Robin Kermode have worked to put together the top power poses to help you get ahead in business.

Office & home working

Ten tips to help you manage your remote team

Knowing how to manage a remote team in your business can be vital. Here are ten tips to get you started.

Business management

Revealed: The power poses that will help you get ahead at work

GISMA and Robin Kermode have worked to put together the top power poses to help you get ahead in business.

Office & home working

Ten tips to help you manage your remote team

Knowing how to manage a remote team in your business can be vital. Here are ten tips to get you started.

Employing & managing staff

Building a highly-skilled future workforce

Here, Lauren Brown of Developing the Young Workforce West Lothian discusses how forward-thinking businesses have an opportunity to inspire and develop a highly-skilled future workforce.

Finding and selling to customers

How shoppers’ changing habits could unlock the magic formula for small businesses

Nicola Longfield, director of small business at PayPal UK, explains why small businesses have to keep up with new payment and shopping technologies if they want to come out on top.

Business management

How to manage rapid company growth

Here, Mark Garius, managing director of ASL Group, gives his first-hand tips on growing a business.

Employing & managing staff

Six workplace wellbeing trends businesses should look out for

Here, Health Assured CEO and wellbeing expert, David Price, gives six top wellbeing trends.

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?