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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.

Why SMEs need to be aware of GDPR

Here, Graeme Newman, chief innovation officer of CFC Underwriting, highlights the importance of GDPR for small businesses.

Business Technology

Business Technology

The importance of cyber security infrastructure hygiene

Here, Travis Farral, director of security strategy at Anomali runs us through the importance of cyber security hygiene.

Business Technology

The sensitive data hidden in your documents that you didn’t know about

How can metadata make your life easier as a small business owner? Here, we find out.

Business management

How to rebuild your small business after a reputation blow

Claire Wilson discusses how to recover from a bad reputation and rebuild your small business’ image through a solid content strategy.

Employing & managing staff

How SMEs can break down recruitment barriers and lead a talent revolution

Rebekah Wallis reveals how confusing job descriptions are preventing young job seekers from entering the workforce, and what can be done.

Employing & managing staff

How to motivate employees on temporary contracts

Jacqui Glenn considers the challenges employers face when it comes to motivating employees on temporary contracts.

Getting Online

Seven ways to monetise your website that will pay off

Phil Coleman shares seven of the most effective, tried and tested website monetisation tips for your business.

Marketing

Five mistakes affiliate marketers make with their new business

How quickly your affiliate business grows and how much you earn all depends on you, as Phil Coleman explains.

Getting Online

Seven ways to monetise your website that will pay off

Phil Coleman shares seven of the most effective, tried and tested website monetisation tips for your business.

Marketing

Five mistakes affiliate marketers make with their new business

How quickly your affiliate business grows and how much you earn all depends on you, as Phil Coleman explains.

Marketing

What living in an on-demand society means for small business tech

Dean Withey discusses best practice tips for mobile messaging campaigns that small businesses need to follow.

Marketing

Six tips to small business success in SMS marketing

Matthew Winters explores how your small business can use SMS marketing to its advantage.

Business Technology

Seven essentials for creating an unbeatable mobile ERP strategy

Here are seven essential points to help your small business utilise mobile ERP.

Legal advice

Time to face the music: the duty to report ushers in a new era for late payments

Dafydd Llewellyn, managing director of UK SMB, Concur, talks us through how the new Payment Practices and Performance regulations 2017 will affect small business suppliers.

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.