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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.

Choosing the right web hosting provider for your small business

Here's why it's important to choose the right web hosting provider for your business.

Business Technology

Employing & managing staff

Talent hunting 101: How to hire culturally without missing out on technical ability

Here, we look at how businesses can hire culturally without missing out on technical ability.

Business Technology

Wage against the machine: how to future-proof your career

Existing robotic and artificial intelligence technologies are starting to eliminate a growing number of jobs, here is how you can future-proof your career.

Marketing

Five ways every business can get started with text marketing

One way to grab the attention of potential customers early is to create a mobile programme before your even start up, says Holly Barber.

Employing & managing staff

The changing face of the SME workforce

More than two thirds of SMEs are now harnessing freelance talent from all over Europe.

Employing & managing staff

How can businesses help their employees’ mental health

Report reveals that there were 488,000 cases of work-related stress, anxiety or depression in 2015/16.

Business management

How to make a business partnership work

George Grigg lifts the lid on what it takes to make a business partnership work.

Business Technology

The benefits of attending SEO conferences for small businesses

Here, we look into the benefits of attending an SEO conference for a small business owner.

Business management

How to make a business partnership work

George Grigg lifts the lid on what it takes to make a business partnership work.

Business Technology

The benefits of attending SEO conferences for small businesses

Here, we look into the benefits of attending an SEO conference for a small business owner.

Finding and selling to customers

How does human evolution affect shopping behaviour?

Here, Philip Adcock details how the biology of evolution has a huge influence on your customers.

Business management

How to keep your company afloat in uncertain times

Here, we look at some of the calculated risks you might want to try to get ahead with your business.

Finding and selling to customers

Six handy tips to boost your e-commerce store sales

Hardik Oza suggests six handy tips to boost your e-commerce store popularity and sales.

Employing & managing staff

The gender pay gap in tech: What are the contributing factors?

David Hicks takes a look at potential causes to the gender pay gap in the tech industry.

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