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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.

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.

Business Technology

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.

Employing & managing staff

The three pillars to building a workforce for the future

Jane Firth shares three pillars of wisdom all founders of scaling businesses need to consider when building their first internal HR function.

Employing & managing staff

Customer service: Fostering the workplace for the future

Here, fish and chip shop manager Rachel Tweedale talks about the importance of developing your existing staff and their customer service skills.

Employing & managing staff

The three pillars to building a workforce for the future

Jane Firth shares three pillars of wisdom all founders of scaling businesses need to consider when building their first internal HR function.

Employing & managing staff

Customer service: Fostering the workplace for the future

Here, fish and chip shop manager Rachel Tweedale talks about the importance of developing your existing staff and their customer service skills.

Office & home working

Five fun and clever office ideas to inspire your small business

More than ever, young companies are putting a lot of effort into coming up with dream office spaces in a bid to attract the most talented professional out there. Here, we look at five international offices and how they benefit staff.

Employing & managing staff

Why size can be an SME’s biggest advantage when hiring

After recently revealing the results of the global ‘Work Satisfaction Survey’, LinkedIn’s Dan Dackombe looks at why SMEs have everything to play for when it comes to recruitment.

Business management

How to grow a business outside of London

Luke Davis discusses the challenge of navigating business growth from outside of London and how company owners can find success outside of the capital.

Employing & managing staff

Do employees have a right to express milk at work?

Here, Kate Palmer discusses the legal ins and outs of mothers expressing milk at work and what to bear in mind as an employer.

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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.

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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?