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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.

Apprenticeship levy galvanising HR strategies of major employers

With the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, HR departments can be inspired to find new ways to hire future talent.

Employing & managing staff

Business Technology

Five reasons for small businesses to outsource software development

Many small businesses are apprehensive about outsourcing their software development. Here, Yana Yelina, a Copywriter at Oxagile, gives five reasons to consider it

Small Business Insurance

Addressing the insurance needs of an employee engagement consultancy

Jane Sunley, CEO and founder of employee engagement consultancy Purple Cubed, discusses the key insurance cover she put in place.

Marketing

Why content marketing is essential for a small business

Here, Rebecca Beale, a content specialist for Tecmark, tells us why content marketing is so important for small businesses to focus on.

Business Technology

Phlashing and your small business: Staying vigilant

Jasons Howells, EMEA director for Barracuda MSP business, discusses the threat of phlashing, or PDoS attacks, to small businesses.

Business Technology

Putting cyber security at the heart of app development strategies

Nick Thompson of DCSL Software discusses how start-ups looking to create a great app with long term value must look at the full development requirement – and that includes rigorous cyber security.

Business management

Be ready to challenge your telecoms supplier and protect your business

Here, Dave Millett of Equinox, gives his top tips on how you can protect your business from telecoms supplier contracts.

Marketing

Hiring an SEO company? Ask these important questions

If you are looking into hiring a company to help you with your SEO, ask these important questions to make sure you get the right deal.

Business management

Be ready to challenge your telecoms supplier and protect your business

Here, Dave Millett of Equinox, gives his top tips on how you can protect your business from telecoms supplier contracts.

Marketing

Hiring an SEO company? Ask these important questions

If you are looking into hiring a company to help you with your SEO, ask these important questions to make sure you get the right deal.

Legal advice

Three ways to prepare your business for GDPR

With GDPR coming into effect next year, businesses need to prepare themselves for the changes in regulation by following these steps.

Business management

Minimum wage protection should be extended to the self-employed

Resolution Foundation proposal would protect the self-employed who do not set their own prices from extreme low pay.

Business Technology

SD-Wan the key to small business digital transformation

Two thirds of UK SMEs are using technology to improve their business to keep up with digital transformation, and Software-Defined Wide Area Networking is one of the key technologies that will allow them to keep pace with larger competitors.

Employing & managing staff

How to prevent sexual harassment in a small business

Kate Palmer, head of advisory at Peninsula, discusses how to create a culture where employees feel that they can make complaints about sexual harassment.

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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