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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.

The future is FinTech

FinTech is short for financial technology. It is a new and innovative technology. Its core aims are to help with delivering a variety of financial services.

Business Technology

Business management

How small businesses can streamline their processes

Here, Peter King explores how businesses can go about making their workflow more efficient.

Employing & managing staff

The psychology of job burnout: Burnout symptoms & recovery

As a small business owner you’re responsible for ensuring that your employees don’t experience burnout at work.

Business Technology

Can we run out of Internet?

As technology improves and the internet of things becoming more ubiquitous, we take a look the concept of running out of internet.

Employing & managing staff

Resource management strategies for food businesses

The number of food business start-ups in the UK - particularly in London - has been rising steadily over the past few years.

Employing & managing staff

Get more from your employees through giving back

Here, Greg Hallett, managing director of Give as you Live, explores how businesses can generate employee loyalty through giving.

Finding and selling to customers

How to start your e-commerce journey on the right foot

Here, Greg Liset, head of e-commerce at Barclaycard, explains the best way to set up an e-commerce business in the UK.

Productivity Zone

Five science-backed tips for boosting productivity in office meetings

Here, we explore five ways that small businesses can help boost productivity in office meetings.

Finding and selling to customers

How to start your e-commerce journey on the right foot

Here, Greg Liset, head of e-commerce at Barclaycard, explains the best way to set up an e-commerce business in the UK.

Productivity Zone

Five science-backed tips for boosting productivity in office meetings

Here, we explore five ways that small businesses can help boost productivity in office meetings.

Finding and selling to customers

Customer complaints – how to manage your customers

Here, Natalie Lovett, managing director of The Whitewed directory, explains how small businesses can manage customer complaints.

Finding and selling to customers

The value of a CRM system for small businesses

Here, Simon Joyce, director of Anchor Vans, explains how small businesses can get real value from a CRM system.

Business Technology

Maximising data innovation with business intelligence

Here, David Lindores, technical director, Eureka Solutions, advises us on how to maximise your data to improve business intelligence.

Business Technology

Why managing the Internet of Things is important for small businesses

Here, Peter Low, director of field and lifecycle services at CORETX, analyses the importance of the Internet of Things for SMEs.

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?