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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.

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.

Finding and selling to customers

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.

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.

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.

Marketing

Five online marketing strategies to gear up for Christmas

With over 60 per cent of UK consumers doing half of their Christmas shopping online, it’s time to knock it up a gear, says Tim Cameron-Kitchen.

Marketing

Simple ways for your offline marketing to benefit your online marketing

Colour Graphics talks us through seven easy steps that use offline marketing to boost your presence online.

Marketing

Creating the perfect brand guide lines in three simple steps

Laura McLeod, senior digital marketing manager at 99designs, talks us through her 3 part guide to building the perfect brand.

Export & Import

How Amazon Marketplace is boosting export sales for UK SMEs

UK SME’s selling on Amazon are expected to grow their export sales by more than a quarter to over £1.8 billion.

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What are the funding options for hospitality businesses?

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Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

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What are the benefits of business broadband?

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