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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 help your employees get through Blue Monday

Here's what companies can do to help their staff get through the post-holiday slump.

Business management

Marketing

Key design trends for small companies this year

Here, we look at some predictions for small business website and marketing communications design trends.

Employing & managing staff

Selecting only candidates who fit the company culture probably isn’t such a good thing after all

Companies spend a lot of time trying to operate in a particular culture and only recruit employees who fit into it; here's why that mindset is wrong.

Business Technology

The secret weapon of start-ups is their website

Robert Elding talks to three businesses about how they manage their websites and what advice can be given to new businesses on the subject.

Marketing

Why traffic does not result in profit for your online business

Lee Biggins identifies the issues business owners have with converting online traffic into profits and reveals how to get it right.

Office & home working

Christmas gift ideas for your work colleagues

Christmas is literally days away, which means all your presents should be bought, wrapped and maybe even exchanged by now.

Business Technology

Managing the IT ghosts of Christmas

Here, Andy Hinxman discusses how to end the year on a high note with your IT.

Business Technology

Small business technology in 2016

2016 is the 25th anniversary of the first website; what lies ahead for business technology now?

Business Technology

Managing the IT ghosts of Christmas

Here, Andy Hinxman discusses how to end the year on a high note with your IT.

Business Technology

Small business technology in 2016

2016 is the 25th anniversary of the first website; what lies ahead for business technology now?

Finding and selling to customers

Need to create a loyalty programme? Here are some tips

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

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.

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