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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 end of shopping around? Engaging in the customer experience

Here, Andrew Fowler, UK country manager at Apptus, explores the potential end of brick and mortar shopping in the face of advancing customer experience.

Finding and selling to customers

Finding and selling to customers

HR tips for small business leaders (in growth mode)

Here, Ronni Zehavi CEO of hibob, highlights the top HR tips for small businesses leaders who are looking to grow in 2017.

Marketing

How important is marketing for small businesses?

Here, Shahzad Ali, managing director of Get Licensed, explains why marketing is important for small businesses.

Marketing

Get your business listed on Google Maps and Apple Maps

Here, Nisbet has created a guide into 'How to get your business listed on Google and Apple maps'.

Marketing

The biggest SEO trends of 2017 and how you can take advantage

Here, Marc Swann, search director at Glass Digital, highlights the top SEO trends of 2017 and how you can take advantage.

Business Technology

Leveraging that phishing email

Here, Anthony Aragues, vice president of security research at Anomali, warns us on how your business can avoid falling victim to phishing.

Employing & managing staff

Top five tips to ace employee engagement during Wimbledon

In this piece Neil Pickering, customer and industry insight manager at Kronos, gives five tips to keep employees engaged during Wimbledon.

Office & home working

Growing your small business or start-up with a fully remote team

Here, Mostafa El-Bermawy of Workzone, tells us why remote working and being flexible with your staff can be beneficial to your business.

Employing & managing staff

Top five tips to ace employee engagement during Wimbledon

In this piece Neil Pickering, customer and industry insight manager at Kronos, gives five tips to keep employees engaged during Wimbledon.

Office & home working

Growing your small business or start-up with a fully remote team

Here, Mostafa El-Bermawy of Workzone, tells us why remote working and being flexible with your staff can be beneficial to your business.

Business Technology

Engaging with AI whilst retaining a human element for start-ups

Here, Phillip Blaydes, co-founder of Talentful, tells us how start-ups can use Artificial Intelligence to enhance their engagement with customers.

Marketing

Engaging on mobile just got more personal

Here, Matthew Winters, CEO of Veoo, discusses the importance of personalised mobile marketing and how messaging platforms can aid the success of such campaigns.

Employing & managing staff

What does the Taylor Review mean for small businesses?

In this piece Alan Price, Peninsula’s employment law and HR director, discusses what the Taylor Review could mean for company owners.

Business management

Five tips on finding the perfect business niche

For small business owners, finding the right business niche has never been so important when it comes to exploring the possibilities of selling in the future.

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