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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.

Beating absenteeism during the European Championships

In this piece, in conjunction with Boost Capital, we give some tips on managing staff while the European Championships are on.

Employing & managing staff

Business Technology

Collaboration software, remote teams, bad managers

Fear is greatest obstacle that SMEs face today. There is a direct path for managers to achieve exactly what they claim to be their principle objectives: efficiency, cost saving, bottom line results. Yet because of fear they are unable to go ahead and implement the conditions for that success. What is the business opportunity here? Why is fear handicapping us? How can it be overcome?

Employing & managing staff

Summer HR rules employers should consider

Alan Price discusses the issues to bear in mind for employers when the summer seasons comes around.

Productivity Zone

Productivity problem affecting more than just the UK

A recent study showing that productivity is set to fall in the USA for the first time in three decades confirms that productivity decline is affecting the whole of the developed world, and not just the UK and Europe.

Business management

Five things to consider measuring in your small business

Emily Coltman gives her top tips for successful business measurement.

Finding and selling to customers

The importance of good customer service

Here, we look at the ways in which to focus on your customer care as a small company.

Employing & managing staff

Crucial aspects of employee management

Here are some key tips to getting the most from your staff.

Business Technology

Five tech tools to start your small business

Here are some tech options that can help you in your fledgling business.

Employing & managing staff

Crucial aspects of employee management

Here are some key tips to getting the most from your staff.

Business Technology

Five tech tools to start your small business

Here are some tech options that can help you in your fledgling business.

Business management

Football League to benefit from blockbuster Premier League deal

English football is now entering a new era of untold riches. Their pockets are now heavy with a blockbusting Premier League deal that allows even the smallest teams in the league can now do things other big club’s in Europe can only dream of.

Marketing

What is the best recipe for marketing success?

Jamie Barlow presents the marketing options that will work the best for your small business.

Marketing

Make the most of mobile marketing

Is your business making the most of the marketing potential of mobile phones? Smallbusiness.co.uk reports on ways it can work for you – just be careful not to get on customers’ nerves.

Business management

When to expand your business

Thomas Villeneuve discusses the key considerations a small business owner needs to make when growing their operation.

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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?