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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.

Are your line managers prepared to manage inter-office conflicts?

CIPD report finds that half of company line managers are not trained or qualified to handle ‘difficult conversations’ or conflicts.

Business management

Business management

The leather goods entrepreneur: Expanding in the face of challenge

William Forshaw discusses the challenges of growing his leather goods company, from navigating Google algorithm changes to bouncing back from laying off staff.

Marketing

Is print advertisement for small businesses dead?

With the surge in consumer demand for communication and advertising online, does this spell the death of print advertising?

Marketing

Tips for using images on social media to promote your small business

Social media can be an extremely powerful tool for small businesses to get access to their audience, here is how you can use images to boost exposure.

Business Technology

Using cloud servers for data storage

With cloud data storage getting more and more intuitive and secure, small businesses need to learn to take advantage the new storage system.

Office & home working

Is an office Spring clean a necessity?

Messy desk dwellers can rejoice, as Yell Business finds most business owners keep their desk extremely cluttered and still make a profit with their business!

Legal advice

How do I deal with theft in the workplace?

Often seen as a victimless crime, workplace theft can impact businesses of all sizes and is believed to cost the UK economy more than £193 billion per year.

Business management

Article 50 triggered: So what next?

Adam McGiveron explores the possibility that a trade agreement may not be reached within the two-year timeframe and calls for businesses to take action now to mitigate their risks.

Legal advice

How do I deal with theft in the workplace?

Often seen as a victimless crime, workplace theft can impact businesses of all sizes and is believed to cost the UK economy more than £193 billion per year.

Business management

Article 50 triggered: So what next?

Adam McGiveron explores the possibility that a trade agreement may not be reached within the two-year timeframe and calls for businesses to take action now to mitigate their risks.

Business Technology

The holy grail of customer experience management

Recent research confirms why a symbiotic approach to customer experience is the key to success.

Business Technology

How machine learning can benefit your e-commerce company

Here, Robin Mellstrand, CEO and founder of Loop54, highlights the benefits that machine learning can give to small businesses.

Marketing

Why data is the key ingredient to operations, loyalty and marketing

In this piece, Raj Sond reveals why data carries a transformative power for small businesses.

Marketing

7 inexpensive ways to promote your small business

Want to get your name in front of potential new clients on a budget? Looking for cost effective ways to publicise your business? Check out this list of ideas for offline and online business promotion that won't break the bank.

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