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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 small business owners learned the art of delegation

In this piece, we talk to businesses about how they took on staff and reduced the pressure on themselves through delegation.

Employing & managing staff

Business management

The case for a policy change in favour of ethnic minority businesses

Mayank Shah discusses how government figures for SMEs and business ownership may be misleading when it comes to ethnic minorities.

Marketing

Stealth sales tips from a network marketing entrepreneur

In this piece, Cliff Walker shares some tips from one of the toughest sales industries: network marketing.

Employing & managing staff

Does a fantasy football culture boost office morale?

It's almost time for people in the offices of Britain to shout loudly across the room at each other about the merits of a midfield place for Glenn Whelan. This can only mean fantasy football is round the corner. But what does it mean for morale and productivity?

Office & home working

Flexible workplaces advocated for Olympics period

Businesses have been urged to engage with their workforce and consider introducing flexible measures to discourage ‘sickies’ during the Rio Olympics.

Legal advice

How to deal with threatening job applications

In these days of increased litigation, how can employers protect themselves while ensuring they offer equal opportunities to all job applicants?

Export & Import

How EU membership affects financial services

This article looks at why financial services are so important to the UK’s economy, how financial rules are decided in the EU and whether this is a good thing.

Marketing

Taking your first steps into successful marketing

In this piece, in association with Vistaprint, we look at how three companies successfully gained marketing exposure in the early stages of business.

Export & Import

How EU membership affects financial services

This article looks at why financial services are so important to the UK’s economy, how financial rules are decided in the EU and whether this is a good thing.

Marketing

Taking your first steps into successful marketing

In this piece, in association with Vistaprint, we look at how three companies successfully gained marketing exposure in the early stages of business.

Buying and selling a company

Five ways to grow a beautiful business

Navigated the tricky start-up phase and finally broke even? Here are some ways to take your business to the next level.

Office & home working

Four tips for an easier business move

Here are some pointers for making sure your business move goes as smoothly as possible.

Business Technology

What SMEs need to know about hyperconvergence

Here, we look at why hyperconvergance is receiving so much attention in IT circles, and how businesses can make use of it to do more with less.

Export & Import

Monitoring currency value as an international business owner

In this piece, we take a look at why you need to monitor currency value as an international business owner and how you can do it.

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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.

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?

Partner content

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