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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.

How to build instant trust in the sharing economy

The next few years will see widespread adoption of a new ‘trust economy’, where renting is replaced with swapping one free service for another, argues Andy Peck.

Business Technology

Business management

How craft businesses can find the holy scale

Jeremy Torz gives a few pointers on successfully scaling a craft business in the right way.

Marketing

How using creative marketing can boost your company profile

In this piece in association with Vistaprint, we look at how a more creative approach to marketing can mean vital exposure for your business.

Business Technology

The challenges SMEs face with security analytics

SMEs are in for a great deal of work in order to set up an effective security programme, argues Tom Rowley.

Finding and selling to customers

Establishing a customer-centric company ethos

Here, we look at how to take your business further by harnessing the power of a customer-centric company ethos.

Business management

How your small business can grow and remain agile

Dirk Paessler looks at the decisions that you need to take within your company in order to stimulate growth and stay agile.

Business Technology

Why internal communication tools are key to workplace productivity

Here, Richard Heyes weighs in on the need for internal communication tools and explains how they can be used help to improve productivity in your workplace.

Buying and selling a company

Key steps to getting the best deal for a business

Caroline Belcher explains the key steps that businesses and entrepreneurs need to consider when preparing for a sale.

Business Technology

Why internal communication tools are key to workplace productivity

Here, Richard Heyes weighs in on the need for internal communication tools and explains how they can be used help to improve productivity in your workplace.

Buying and selling a company

Key steps to getting the best deal for a business

Caroline Belcher explains the key steps that businesses and entrepreneurs need to consider when preparing for a sale.

Marketing

Lessons learnt from Sports Direct’s reputational crisis

In the first of a series on how businesses can manage reputational crises, Jennifer Janson assesses how Sports Direct handled negative media attention and provides top tips for small businesses to avoid making the same mistakes.

Employing & managing staff

What makes for a high-performing individual and how can they be identified?

Here, Justin Hughes discusses what makes a high-performer and the attributes to look for when seeking out the best staff.

Export & Import

The logistics of fashion: Connecting the world one stitch at a time

Here are the top five tips on fashion and textile exporting, offering best practice advice and guidance to make the most of international opportunities.

Employing & managing staff

Are wellness programmes worth it for your small business?

Here's why a wellness programme might be worth investing in for your small business employees.

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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.

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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