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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.

Tackling the digital hype: Executing digitally-enabled strategies

What are the most common execution problems when it comes to digital, and how can they be overcome? Here, we find out.

Business Technology

Employing & managing staff

What is the future of employee training?

Justin O’Sullivan gives his take on what the future holds for employee training in 2017 and beyond.

Business Technology

Reviewing your small business IT for 2017

In this piece, Andy Hinxman discusses why reviewing your 2017 IT infrastructure now is important for small business owners.

Business Technology

How the Internet of Things is changing the face of retail

Ali Newton takes a look at IoT integration in retail stores such as in-store beacons, smart shopping carts, and shelves and mirrors, to understand customer behaviour.

Marketing

Managing social media in 2017: Moving beyond the static

At present even brands with huge followings on social are failing to get the engagement they would have hoped for. Here's how to do it right.

Business Technology

The robots are coming – the future of workplace smart tech

City Calling reveals the top emerging trends from CES 2017 that has the potential disrupt the UK job market.

Marketing

How to get more from your digital strategy

Ben Garry explains how you can make this year your most effective marketing year yet and how technological changes will affect your business in the months to come.

Business Technology

The IT systems that cost little but have a big impact

Here, Jeremy Hall from Puffin Solutions, gives us his top tips for utilising secure and efficient IT systems for your small business.

Marketing

How to get more from your digital strategy

Ben Garry explains how you can make this year your most effective marketing year yet and how technological changes will affect your business in the months to come.

Business Technology

The IT systems that cost little but have a big impact

Here, Jeremy Hall from Puffin Solutions, gives us his top tips for utilising secure and efficient IT systems for your small business.

Export & Import

Essentials you need to make your business into a global success story

Here, we consider the essentials needed by any business planning to take this brave step into the global marketplace.

Small Business Insurance

How one small business approached essential insurance cover

Here, Steven Daniels talks about the insurance provision he put in place as a small business owner and the importance of the right cover.

Business management

Why the winter months can be hard on your employees

New survey reveals simple changes to the workplace are better at beating the Winter blues than traditional wellbeing benefits.

Employing & managing staff

How to motivate your team at the least productive time of the year

In this piece, we look at some of the biggest factors affecting productivity and mood, and offer you some effective solutions to beat the seasonal dip in team morale.

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.