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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.

Seven reasons SMEs should invest in workplace wellbeing

Louise Shipley is European business team manager of Fellowes, gives us seven tips for implementing a workplace wellbeing scheme.

Office & home working

Business management

Working with business travellers: The main issues

Simon Anderson, CitySuites’ resident personal trainer, shares his top tips on how business travellers can stay fit and healthy whilst working away from home.

Employing & managing staff

It’s time to talk immigration

Here, Rachel Harvey, associate and business immigration specialist at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, talks to us about immigration in business.

Employing & managing staff

Seven simple steps to create a successful staff training plan

Employee training is always being talked about, Love Energy Savings have decided to go 'Back to Basics' with seven simple steps to create a successful staff training plan.

Finding and selling to customers

Customer service is a key differentiator for businesses

Customer service is a key differentiator for businesses, but many are falling short in providing satisfaction to customers, report finds.

Employing & managing staff

Time is running out to master candidate engagement

Time is running out to master candidate engagement, warns talent acquisition and management consultancy Alexander Mann Solutions.

Employing & managing staff

Why team building is an important investment for start-ups

Here, we take a look at why team building activities can help create a bond between your staff, increase motivation and improve productivity.

Business management

How to overcome fear of change and increase business efficiency

In today’s fast-paced, consumer-savvy marketplaces, businesses that cannot change or move with the times are deemed antiquated or old-fashioned quickly.

Employing & managing staff

Why team building is an important investment for start-ups

Here, we take a look at why team building activities can help create a bond between your staff, increase motivation and improve productivity.

Business management

How to overcome fear of change and increase business efficiency

In today’s fast-paced, consumer-savvy marketplaces, businesses that cannot change or move with the times are deemed antiquated or old-fashioned quickly.

Finding and selling to customers

Amazonian Fear? Don’t go at it alone!

Here, Axway's Shawn Ryan explains how smaller businesses can adapt and disrupt in industries dominated by tech giants to vie for better customer experience.

Business Technology

How is automation and technology affecting businesses now?

Here, Damian Hennessey, commercial director at Proto Labs, talks us through the need for businesses to take part in the rise of automation.

Marketing

Growing your social media presence as a business owner

Social media is becoming an important instrument not only for brands and corporations, but also for professionals and business owners.

Business Technology

Four worthwhile productivity tools to maximise efficiency

Productivity tools that can make your small business more efficient. Victor Snyder of BossMakers.co explains

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?