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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.

How to manage employee expectations on holiday requests

As businesses and employees look forward to the year ahead, Raphael Prais explores a matter employees may now be planning for – annual leave.

Legal advice

Business management

‘The full stack’: ACCA identifies emerging models

How businesses can adopt and utilise new business models to transform how they interact with other businesses and clients.

Business Technology

Manufacturing a solution to the demands of the digital revolution

Stephen Dyson explores how digital manufacturing can help businesses undergoing a digital revolution.

Marketing

How to make your digital marketing work harder for you

Here are some key focus areas to consider in the field of digital marketing strategies to bring structure to your processes.

Business Technology

Business technology trends for 2017

Here, Russell Hargreaves goes through a list of the top technology trends we are set to see more of in 2017.

Business Technology

Big data, IoT and ERP can deliver actionable intelligence

Big data and the Internet of Things as technology concepts are exciting, but what do they mean for businesses from a practical perspective?

Legal advice

Empty buildings and squatters’ rights

There was a time in the UK when many people decided to take the law into their own hands and squat in property that was unoccupied.

Employing & managing staff

The rise of the ‘returnship’

With the recent coverage of returnships, City Calling identifies the industries leading the way.

Legal advice

Empty buildings and squatters’ rights

There was a time in the UK when many people decided to take the law into their own hands and squat in property that was unoccupied.

Employing & managing staff

The rise of the ‘returnship’

With the recent coverage of returnships, City Calling identifies the industries leading the way.

Employing & managing staff

How to attract the best talent to your company

It’s the time of year when people look to move job, but how can you attract the best talent to your company? In this piece, Fiona Scott investigates.

Small Business Insurance

Getting your insurance cover right: Some key tips from a business owner

Ben Newth explains why professional indemnity, public liability and employer's liability cover are essential for his business.

Business Technology

Back to basics: Skills to succeed in a digital world

Here, Forward Role Recruitment highlights the skills you will need to get ahead and succeed in the digital world.

Employing & managing staff

Hiring your first employee: What you need to know

In this article, Neil Parker shares his top tips for small businesses hiring their first ever employee.

Partner content

Benefits of switching to the right business bank account

In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.

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?