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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.

Two thirds of UK office workers want a personal AI-powered assistant

UK office workers increasingly want AI technology in the workplace, with two thirds hoping for their very own AI-powered personal assistant in the future.

Business Technology

Marketing

Is the art of good research dying?

Here, Guy Washer explores the link between high quality market research and effective content marketing.

Office & home working

Why the right office space is an overlooked enabler for growth

Here, Nikki Fuchs, co-founder of Office Space in Town outlines the reasons that choosing the right office space can be a growth enabler

Productivity Zone

New report uncovers ‘post code lottery’ of small business productivity

Sage and Nesta report shows small and medium businesses in some local authorities are up to 26 times more productive than others – with local initiatives, business death rates and education all playing a part.

Business Technology

Taxing the robots – Far sighted or fanciful?

Here, Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells and Alexandra Whittington, of Fast Future, looks at the issue of whether we should be taxing robots.

Business Technology

Five ways your smartphone can make you more productive

We all hear about how our phones are a drain on our time at work and are turning us into mindless zombies, but what if they could actually make us more productive both in and outside work?

Business management

KPIs and why they benefit your business

Here, Simon Joyce director of Anchor Vans, explains what KPIs are and how they can help you and your business grow.

Legal advice

How small businesses should approach mediation and dispute resolution

Here, Elaine Chan and Tony Winterburn of Ward Hadaway discuss how mediation has emerged as an alternative method of dispute resolution.

Business management

KPIs and why they benefit your business

Here, Simon Joyce director of Anchor Vans, explains what KPIs are and how they can help you and your business grow.

Legal advice

How small businesses should approach mediation and dispute resolution

Here, Elaine Chan and Tony Winterburn of Ward Hadaway discuss how mediation has emerged as an alternative method of dispute resolution.

Employing & managing staff

Supporting someone with cancer in the workplace

Dr Steve Iley, Bupa UK medical director shares his tips on creating a supportive workplace for employees with sensitive health issues.

Marketing

How small businesses should structure a video marketing campaign

A video component in a marketing campaign must be strategic and targeted to succeed, says Mungo Park, co-founder of Blueprint.tv.

Business management

Creating a disaster recovery plan for a small business

In this piece Andy Hinxman, director of Keybridge IT, discusses how a disaster recovery plan can get your small business out of jail if crisis hits.

Business Technology

How technology is changing business

Businesses are rapidly changing and developing according to shifts in technology, so we've looked at businesses who've embraced the tech take over.

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