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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.

Tech giants are hungry for SME talent – is your workforce prepared?

Here, Martin Ewings, director of regional sales and specialist markets for Experis, highlights the opportunities for SME M&A with big tech giants.

Business management

Legal advice

Keeping your employees safe in the workplace

Owner managers need to understand their legal requirements around health and safety in the workplace, and become familiar with the process involved when employees suffer an injury at work.

Business management

Why there is fortune in business failure

Here's why small business failure can be a blessing in disguise for those running a company.

Business management

How to get better at risk-taking as a small business

To start, support and grow your business, risk will become a mainstay. Here's how to take business risks with confidence.

Finding and selling to customers

What your customers are thinking when they reach the checkout counter

Here, Kevin Freeguard discusses why it is critical for retailers to understand the drivers behind their customers' purchasing decisions at the checkout counter.

Marketing

Growing a digital marketing agency

Ben Norman discusses some of the keys to success for his digital marketing agency.

Marketing

How digital marketing can grow an e-commerce business

Andrew Heppinstall explains several key areas of digital marketing, and shows how they can be used to build and maintain your customer base and grow your e-commerce company.

Office & home working

How to create the perfect office environment

Lee Biggins outlines the steps you can take to creating the perfect office environment for your small business.

Marketing

How digital marketing can grow an e-commerce business

Andrew Heppinstall explains several key areas of digital marketing, and shows how they can be used to build and maintain your customer base and grow your e-commerce company.

Office & home working

How to create the perfect office environment

Lee Biggins outlines the steps you can take to creating the perfect office environment for your small business.

Business management

Anthony Joshua: Five early signs of leadership greatness

George Karseras explains what business leaders can learn from how leading boxer Anthony Joshua goes about his work.

Employing & managing staff

National Mental Health Week: How to ensure your employees have good mental health

Here, Beate O'Neil asks: Are more employers looking at how to address mental health issues in the workplace and support their staff?

Legal advice

Shareholders’ agreement: Why is it necessary for your small business?

Asif Robbani discusses why getting a shareholders' agreement in place at the start of a business is so important.

Business Technology

Top ten tips for choosing a web developer

Here, James Frost reveals the key considerations for small business owners to make when choosing a web developer.

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

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

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.