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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.

Flexible working not being offered by employers

Just a quarter of the UK's workforce has been given the option to work flexibly, research finds.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

Five reasons why start-up recruitment models are better

Small and medium-sized businesses often attempt to emulate their billionaire corporate cousins. Start-ups, on the other hand, become successful precisely because they have radically diverged from traditional people management models, argues Leigh Stewart.

Finding and selling to customers

How self-service kiosks are changing customer behaviour

In this piece, we look at the rise of self-service machines and the role they are likely to play in future sales transactions.

Office & home working

How to create the best conditions for efficient home working

Getting a consistent schedule going can make all the difference for the people who try home working.

Business management

How to measure success when you have no direct competitors

James Hind presents a few simple ways to benchmark growth and success when you don't have competition hot on your heels.

Business Technology

How your small business will benefit from an SSL certificate 

An SSL certificate ensures your company's website activity, from its own sensitive information to that of its browsers, is secure. Here's why you should safeguard your business.

Marketing

Why inbound marketing is key to generating leads for SMEs

Here, Heather Baker argues for a cost-effective lead generation strategy for companies on a tight budget.

Buying and selling a company

How to manage existing staff when buying a business

When buying a business, as well as taking on a going concern, you will also be taking on the concerns of ongoing staff.

Marketing

Why inbound marketing is key to generating leads for SMEs

Here, Heather Baker argues for a cost-effective lead generation strategy for companies on a tight budget.

Buying and selling a company

How to manage existing staff when buying a business

When buying a business, as well as taking on a going concern, you will also be taking on the concerns of ongoing staff.

Office & home working

Why having a green office boosts business performance

In this piece we explore why reducing your carbon footprint in the office is well worthwhile for your business.

Employing & managing staff

Employee retention strategy: A three-step guide

Many employers believe retaining staff is simply about money but it is far from the be all and end all. Here, we look at the best strategies to retain talent.

Employing & managing staff

What is the status of workers engaged in casual or zero hours contracts?

Alan Price discusses the finer points of part-time contracts and what they mean for employers and workers.

Business Technology

The not-so-smartphone

Here, we look at the story of executive greed and an ill-fated $130,000 phone.

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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?

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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