Category

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.

Getting the most value from data as an SME

Here, Memberoo CEO, Emma Smith, discusses how to collect and get the move value out of your data as a small business.

Finding and selling to customers

Marketing

The benefits of a small digital agency

Here, we present the three key benefits of hiring a small digital agency for your business.

Marketing

The benefits of B2B research for SMEs

Here, we look at why Business to Business (B2B) research is so important for your business.

Employing & managing staff

What would a superhero workforce look like?

How would the leading superheroes fit in with the modern workplace? Here, we find out.

Business management

How to boost creativity and innovation in your business

Research reveals 81 per cent of workplaces have failed to create a culture that encourages, creativity, new ideas and experimentation.

Marketing

Does research still have a place within content creation?

Guy Washer, managing partner of Sapio Research, shares his top tips to ensure that your market research delivers successful results.

Employing & managing staff

The Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case – What can we learn?

As Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, is sacked for historic sexual offences, we look at what lessons can be learnt.

Marketing

Five email marketing mistakes your start-up is making

Here, we look at what small businesses are doing wrong with their email marketing endeavours.

Employing & managing staff

The Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case – What can we learn?

As Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, is sacked for historic sexual offences, we look at what lessons can be learnt.

Marketing

Five email marketing mistakes your start-up is making

Here, we look at what small businesses are doing wrong with their email marketing endeavours.

Business Technology

Can this app change the way we pay forever?

Here's how Dether is looking to build a bridge in creating easier applications for cryptocurrency.

Business Technology

Why apps aren’t dying but evolving

Sam O'Meara, UK director of Applause, discusses what modern-day apps must deliver to the consumer in order to be competitive.

Finding and selling to customers

How traditional businesses make the step to online sales

Here, we offer tips on the processes to get in place to facilitate and grow your online sales.

Finding and selling to customers

Retail or e-tail? The rise of e-commerce

With the rise in online shopping in recent years, how has the retail market adapted?

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