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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.

Need to create a loyalty programme? Here are some tips

Loyalty programmes allow you to build a community and achieve customer satisfaction.

Finding and selling to customers

Business Technology

The benefits of using robotic mechanical handling in the workplace

While fully sentient AI androids are still a way off, robots are already being employed around the world for a huge range of industry applications.

Business management

Embracing the spirit of Christmas for a small company

Lee Biggins explores how to make your team happier over the festive season.

Business Technology

Five things for small business owners to know about the 5G network

Do you rely on 4G for your business communications? Well get ready for the next level of convenience: 5G is on its way. Here's what this technology could mean for your small business.

Office & home working

How to harness the benefits of remote workers

How the nature of technology is changing the nature of the modern workplace at an unprecedented rate.

Productivity Zone

How LED lighting in the work environment can increase productivity

Lighting in the workplace is far more important than you might think, with a direct correlation between light levels and performance in the workplace.

Business Technology

Is email communication bad for employee health and productivity?

Here, David Price looks at the importance of a social working culture.

Buying and selling a company

Sell your business with style: Five key negotiation skills

Here are some tips for keeping your cool in negotiations and getting the right price, and buyer, for your business.

Business Technology

Is email communication bad for employee health and productivity?

Here, David Price looks at the importance of a social working culture.

Buying and selling a company

Sell your business with style: Five key negotiation skills

Here are some tips for keeping your cool in negotiations and getting the right price, and buyer, for your business.

Business Technology

How to make your website work for you 

Stefano Maruzzi presents some tips on how your website can help with the day-to-day running of your business.

Buying and selling a company

What to know when growing your business for acquisition 

David Vine explores the options for a business owner keen on selling down the line.

Legal advice

Workplace Investigations – who should conduct them and what is the correct process?

Here, Alan Price discusses what to do to make an informed and impartial decision in the face of disciplinary matters.

Employing & managing staff

Intergenerational conflict marring workplace relations

Younger and older employees are clashing at work, according to research.

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