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Running a Business

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 sell on eBay like a multichannel sales professional

In this post, Andy Richley offers a number of additional tips that he says will help you to write perfect eBay titles, every time.

Finding and selling to customers

Business management

Three professionals that you’ll need to help run your business

As an entrepreneur, you’ll be used to being the driving force behind your enterprise.

Marketing

Should B2B brands be funny and personable on social media?

Is there a place for humour and quirky personality traits in a B2B brand? Here, we look into it.

Employing & managing staff

The business benefits of employing disabled people

In this piece in association with Boost Capital, we look at the upside of employing disabled people for your small business.

Employing & managing staff

Beating the auto-enrolment challenge as a small business

In this piece in association with KashFlow, we look at the challenges of auto-enrolment and talk to small businesses about their experience.

Marketing

Ten Facebook video strategies for businesses

Here, Gavin Hammar shares ten strategies that will help you create more engagement for your business via the Facebook platform.

Employing & managing staff

The small business branding tool you do not know about

Lee Biggins explains why your branding message must trickle down to the recruitment process.

Business management

Avoiding risks with your property investments

Here, we outline some of the risks in property investment and give a few tips to help point you in the right direction with your portfolio.

Employing & managing staff

The small business branding tool you do not know about

Lee Biggins explains why your branding message must trickle down to the recruitment process.

Business management

Avoiding risks with your property investments

Here, we outline some of the risks in property investment and give a few tips to help point you in the right direction with your portfolio.

Business management

Brexit and the road ahead for small businesses and sterling

In this piece, Jonathan Watson discusses how businesses should plan for the future following Brexit and its impact on sterling.

Business Technology

Employee monitoring software and the minefield of unintended consequences

Here, we look at the value of employee monitoring software for small businesses.

Business management

Essential energy-saving tips for small businesses

There are lots of ways for small businesses to cut down on their energy use and save money; here are some of them.

Business Technology

Reasons why Forex trading online is the best option

Forex trading has been the most profitable way for traders to trade and earn money.

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