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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.

Healing the relationship between businesses and freelancers

George Olver, co-founder of Movidiam, explores why poor practices regarding freelancers could be stifling the global creative industry.

Business management

Marketing

Affiliate campaigns: How can you measure their success?

Here, Eilidh Whyte, senior account manager at affilinet UK, discusses the measurements key to qualifying success in affiliate campaigns.

Business management

Top ten legal ways to earn extra money

Earning a little extra money on the side of your main business can be incredibly beneficial to owners - here is how you do it.

Employing & managing staff

Team-building activities: A few great tips for small businesses

Creating a strong, efficient team can be tough for small businesses; here are some great team-building tips for your business.

Business Technology

The world’s most expensive software mistakes

Nick Thompson, managing director of DCSL Software, highlights some of the world's most expensive software mistakes, and how to avoid adding your project to the list.

Employing & managing staff

Three ways to foster financial stability in your workforce

Your employees’ financial lives are largely hidden from your view, and for good reason. After all, it’s none of your business how they spend their money or their time outside of the workplace, or whether or not they have financial problems.

Employing & managing staff

How to reinvigorate your workforce and make engagement a priority

Here, Phil Sheridan, senior managing director of Robert Half UK, talks us through making employee engagement a priority at your company.

Business Technology

GDPR: what are the implications for managing employee health data?

With GDPR coming into effect in 2018, we take a look at how businesses can protect their employee health data.

Employing & managing staff

How to reinvigorate your workforce and make engagement a priority

Here, Phil Sheridan, senior managing director of Robert Half UK, talks us through making employee engagement a priority at your company.

Business Technology

GDPR: what are the implications for managing employee health data?

With GDPR coming into effect in 2018, we take a look at how businesses can protect their employee health data.

Business Technology

The rise of small gaming software provider brands

Online casinos and gaming has seen a rise in popularity in recent years. We take a look at how software is helping the industry grow.

Business Technology

Five tools to increase collaboration in your business

UK SMES needs to be able to easily communicate with partners, anywhere in the world. Here are the best apps to help with collaboration.

Office & home working

Top tips for flexible working businesses

Here, home based business owners share their tips for success in a flexible working environment.

Employing & managing staff

Top tips on how to manage your staff – avoiding common mistakes

Here, Simon Joyce, director of Anchor Vans, explains how to avoid common mistakes when you manage your staff.

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.