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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.

How to cultivate a good company culture

Sean Ofsarnie, co-founder and director of Resapol, talks about how he has managed to build a company culture based on mutual respect between management and employees.

Office & home working

Business Technology

How remote access can empower a small business

The evolving workplace has created huge opportunities for the potential of remote access technology, says Adam Byrne, chief operating officer of RealVNC.

Small Business Insurance

Key insurance advice for your photography company

Here, photographer Laura Pearman talks about how a significant insurance claim she made for loss of data underlines the importance of small businesses ensuring comprehensive cover.

Business Technology

GDPR: An opportunity to re-build customer trust

With GDPR coming into effect in 2018, businesses need to get clued up on how to protect customer data from a data breach.

Employing & managing staff

Team building ideas for new-age companies

A sure-fire way to make a more efficient team is to encourage staff to take part in team-building activities to create bonds.

Business Technology

Technology not improving workplace productivity, study finds

New research warns that failure to adapt to increased levels of technology may see employees replaced with AI.

Business management

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.

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

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.

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.

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?