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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.

20 years on and phishing is still your biggest problem?

Here, Diego Mejia, solutions engineer at SecureAuth, explains how businesses can overcome phishing scams.

Business Technology

Business management

Performing a competitor analysis – how and why

Here, Natalie Lovett, managing director of The Whitewed directory, explains why competitor analysis is important for businesses.

Office & home working

Fire safety in the workplace

If you have staff in your office, you will need to know the correct fire safety procedure; here is everything you need to know.

Employing & managing staff

Top tips for starting out contracting

We take a look at what you should consider if you are thinking of getting involved in the contracting world.

Business management

Why it pays to be prepared when disaster strikes

Jo Gibson, operations director at First Capital Cashflow, explains why it’s vital for small businesses to have a contingency plan in place for unexpected events.

Office & home working

A day in the life of a flexible working IT manager

In this piece, we take a look at the average day of Chris Martin, CTO of Powwownow, for inspiration on how to maximise remote working.

Business Technology

How to minimise GDPR impact when you can’t afford compliance staff

In this piece, Gavin Scruby, CIO of SmartDebit asks: how can you adjust your business to minimise the impact and fallout of GDPR regulation?

Buying and selling a company

Everything you ever wanted to know about direct selling

Many businesses remain in the dark over direct selling; here we take a look at everything you'd ever want to know about it.

Business Technology

How to minimise GDPR impact when you can’t afford compliance staff

In this piece, Gavin Scruby, CIO of SmartDebit asks: how can you adjust your business to minimise the impact and fallout of GDPR regulation?

Buying and selling a company

Everything you ever wanted to know about direct selling

Many businesses remain in the dark over direct selling; here we take a look at everything you'd ever want to know about it.

Employing & managing staff

What type of employee are you?

There will be many types of people that you will have to work with in your career. Check out this infographic to find out which type of employee you are.

Business management

The UK is sitting on a workforce time bomb…here is how to diffuse it

We are sitting at the tipping point of a workforce revolution with forecasts that 50 per cent of the UK's workforce will be freelancing by 2020

Employing & managing staff

Absenteeism is hitting UK SMEs where it hurts

Seven in ten small businesses say high absenteeism rates are impacting their profitability and productivity.

Business Technology

Top types of software that you need on your office computer

All businesses need to keep in mind what software their employees need to get their work done. Here are the top types of software for your business.

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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.