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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.

Is the office inbox on its way out for small businesses?

Here, productivity expert and author Graham Allcott discusses the smart way for businesses to use email.

Business Technology

Employing & managing staff

Zero hours contracts, employment and small businesses

In the wake of Sports Direct ditching zero hours contracts, we look at what using zero hours contracts means for companies.

Employing & managing staff

How can SMEs keep up with innovative technology and changing employment laws?

SME owners need to adopt new techniques, continuing to invest time and energy into traditional ways of hiring.

Export & Import

Choosing the right courier service to suit your business

Here, we look at the importance of making the right choice when it comes to selecting a company to deliver goods to your customers.

Marketing

Getting the right company logo: How businesses got their message across

Here, we talk to small businesses about their company logo and how their brand is represented through it.

Business Technology

Matthew Hancock must assure the future of UK tech post-Brexit

In this piece, William Newton discusses how Matthew Hancock must support growth outside of the South East as part of the much-delayed UK Digital Strategy.

Marketing

Does trade marketing increase sales?

In this article, we look at how a stronger integration with your supplier can result in increased sales.

Business management

Avoiding distractions as a small business owner

Distractions are productivity issues are a concern for employees, but company owners are only human too, as we reveal in this piece.

Marketing

Does trade marketing increase sales?

In this article, we look at how a stronger integration with your supplier can result in increased sales.

Business management

Avoiding distractions as a small business owner

Distractions are productivity issues are a concern for employees, but company owners are only human too, as we reveal in this piece.

Business management

Outdated planning tools and processes hampering business

Companies that rely on legacy approaches to planning are potentially cutting their growth prospects and erasing their competitive advantage, research finds.

Employing & managing staff

Job sharing: The pros and cons for small businesses

Following the election of co-leaders of the Green Party, Alan Price looks at job sharing and whether it could work in your company.

Finding and selling to customers

How to disrupt networking by going offline

Howard Lewis is an advocate of technology-free social interactions. Here, he looks at the best ways to network without a device.

Legal advice

What you need to know when recruiting for the first time

Here, Ruth Hayward looks at the business and legal considerations small businesses should make when recruiting their first member of staff.

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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.

Partner content

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?