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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.

Government funds the creation of a UK Productivity Council

UK Productivity Council to be created to encourage and support UK businesses.

Productivity Zone

Business Technology

How gadgets at work can improve your health

Here are some useful gadgets that will help your employees stay healthy and productive at work.

Finding and selling to customers

How to bring in the clients you really want to work with

Here's how to move forward to attaining the quality of clients you really want to attract to your small business.

Marketing

Small businesses bemoan Facebook advertising system

SMEs express dissatisfaction with Facebook advertising, as many struggle to see their visibility turn into profit.

Finding and selling to customers

Five ways small businesses can improve their websites before Christmas

Here are five top tips for ensuring your website is at the top of the Christmas wish list for consumers this holiday season.

Business Technology

Why mobile is the new Black Friday threat for businesses

G-J Schenk shares insights on the cyber risks to the retail industry this weekend and gives tips to companies on how to secure themselves.

Employing & managing staff

UK employees urge companies to improve salary sacrifice scheme

Employees urge the government to make employers offer more benefits, despite many employees not willing to make use of salary sacrifice.

Business Technology

Five telephone best practice tips for small businesses

Here, Carl Di Cicco looks at five top tips for businesses on how they can improve their phone practice.

Employing & managing staff

UK employees urge companies to improve salary sacrifice scheme

Employees urge the government to make employers offer more benefits, despite many employees not willing to make use of salary sacrifice.

Business Technology

Five telephone best practice tips for small businesses

Here, Carl Di Cicco looks at five top tips for businesses on how they can improve their phone practice.

Finding and selling to customers

Black Friday customer engagement: Three survival tips

Jason Lark discusses how, by focusing on effective customer engagement, you can make a resounding success of the rest of the festive season.

Marketing

Businesses are not measuring their social media marketing efforts

Businesses are failing to measure their social media marketing efforts regularly, according to new research.

Employing & managing staff

Businesses must avoid contractual mixups if they want a Merry Christmas

Philip Pepper advises how employers can manage risk and ensure workers are fully aware of their obligations when it comes to Christmas staffing.

Business management

How can small businesses make the most out of the busy festive period?

Seamus Smith, CEO of SagePay, talks us through some easy steps to capitalising on the busy festive period.

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A guide to getting a small business loan

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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?

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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