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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.

Blight of business bullying: How to tackle workplace bullies

In light of Anti-Bullying Week, businesses are urged to work harder to protect staff from business bullying.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

Why doing good deeds for your staff pays off

In this piece, Lee Biggins explores the impact of kindness on employees, from social activities and paid-for lunches, to surprises and rewards for hard work.

Employing & managing staff

Building an effective candidate experience to attract the best talent

Alex Pavlou shares five tips on how small businesses can design a 'candidate experience' to attract the best talent.

Finding and selling to customers

Digital transformation: Why the customer is the be all and end all

Steve Rafferty touches on the importance of taking a customer-centric approach to digital transformation.

Finding and selling to customers

Answer the phone to get those tills ringing this Black Friday

Paying attention to online reviews and utilising a good strategy for managing websites and phones is the best way to maximise sales during Black Friday, says Reuben Singh.

Marketing

Eight effective tools to amplify your mobile marketing

Here are eight modern tools that will kickstart your mobile marketing and make your brand stand out in a sea of advertising saturation.

Employing & managing staff

Maintaining productivity on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

With most retailers offering huge discounts on products, can employees resist the urge to do their Christmas shopping while on the clock?

Export & Import

Why customer-centricity is key to global expansion

Marc Rees discusses how small businesses can go global effectively and what considerations need to be accounted for before the globalisation process begins.

Employing & managing staff

Maintaining productivity on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

With most retailers offering huge discounts on products, can employees resist the urge to do their Christmas shopping while on the clock?

Export & Import

Why customer-centricity is key to global expansion

Marc Rees discusses how small businesses can go global effectively and what considerations need to be accounted for before the globalisation process begins.

Business management

Lessons learnt from Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 crisis

In the second of our monthly series ‘Lessons Learnt’, Jennifer Janson explores Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 going up in flames and what businesses can take away from the episode.

Employing & managing staff

How small businesses can keep employees motivated at Christmas

Jacqui Glenn looks at the lasting impact of seasonal recognition but also the importance of implementing a year-long employee engagement strategy.

Business management

British Gas urges small businesses to get ready for winter

Simple changes to office heatings systems could save small businesses during the winter period, according to British Gas.

Business Technology

Cisco global cloud index projects cloud traffic to nearly quadruple

Business' reliance on data centres has forced further advances in cloud server technology to keep up with demand.

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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.

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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