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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.

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.

Marketing

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.

Productivity Zone

Does a clean office improve productivity?

The average adult spends more time awake in work than at home. Here's why you should keep the cleanliness of work at an all-time high.

Marketing

Hidden SME overheads: The cost of poor data management

Jon Cano-Lopez discusses the marketing importance of keeping your database in check.

Productivity Zone

Does a clean office improve productivity?

The average adult spends more time awake in work than at home. Here's why you should keep the cleanliness of work at an all-time high.

Marketing

Hidden SME overheads: The cost of poor data management

Jon Cano-Lopez discusses the marketing importance of keeping your database in check.

Business management

How three UK tech start-ups are achieving success 

Here, Ian Butterworth interviews three tech founders and reveals their source of motivation, the challenges they faced and their recruiting strategies.

Business Technology

How businesses can mitigate the risk of a wireless printing network

While many businesses have invested heavily in IT security provision in recent years, many fail to identify the security risks associated with operating a wireless printing network.

Employing & managing staff

Why women need help from their employer to understand their pension  

The financial services industry is not giving women enough information to make proper pension decisions, Andrew Firth argues.

Marketing

Five email marketing mistakes your start-up is making – and five ways to correct those mistakes

If your email marketing plan failed there could be a variety of reasons why. Here, we run over some common mistakes and how to correct them.

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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