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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.

Everyday tips to increase your productivity at work

It can be hard to motivate yourself at work sometimes, so here are our tips to improve your productivity and get the job done.

Productivity Zone

Business Technology

Top ways to deflect a data breach

Deflecting a data breach is extremely important and there are a number of different measures that you can take in order to help limit the impact of any form of attack on your business.

Marketing

GDPR inertia; three quarters of marketers fail consent test with a year to go

A test conducted by Mailjet has uncovered a significant lack of practical insight into the requirements of GDPR and its consequences for their business.

Employing & managing staff

Can you apply six sigma to small businesses?

Smaller businesses are recognising all the time the value of implementing effective methodologies and Six Sigma offers a host of benefits if applied appropriately.

Business Technology

Five ways SMEs can dodge the threat of cyber criminals

Rob Ashworth, SMB director at Insight UK, discusses why small businesses need to take proactive steps to protect their assets from cyber criminals.

Productivity Zone

Wellbeing strategy: A solution to the small business productivity puzzle?

Patrick Watt, corporate director at Bupa UK, explores the wellbeing strategy as an avenue for small businesses to mitigate low productivity.

Marketing

The benefits of utilising video advertisements for your small business

All business owners will need to go out there and conquer their respective markets. In order to achieve this goal, you’ll need to implement an effective advertising scheme.

Employing & managing staff

It’s about time the government overhauled zero-hours contracts

Here, Jonathan Richards, CEO at breatheHR, highlights why the governments proposal to overhaul zero-hours contracts will help SMEs.

Marketing

The benefits of utilising video advertisements for your small business

All business owners will need to go out there and conquer their respective markets. In order to achieve this goal, you’ll need to implement an effective advertising scheme.

Employing & managing staff

It’s about time the government overhauled zero-hours contracts

Here, Jonathan Richards, CEO at breatheHR, highlights why the governments proposal to overhaul zero-hours contracts will help SMEs.

Office & home working

The co-working trend: Why businesses should capitalise on it

Nigel Crunden, business specialist at Office Depot, explains how flexible furniture, consolidation of supply chains and a collaborative culture shape the co-working trend.

Business Technology

Eight steps for building a successful online business

Here, we look at eight steps to help you to get your business running online and thriving in the digital landscape.

Business management

Brand partnerships: The key ingredients for small businesses

Here, Mike France, co-founder of Christopher Ward, discusses how to form successful brand partnerships.

Getting Online

Starting and growing a travel website

Here, Mike Lewis, founder and CEO of Trip Historic, discusses how he got the idea for his niche travel website and how its popularity has soared.

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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?