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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 your company can benefit from wearable technology

Jay Karsandas looks at the ways wearable technology can be worked into how you run your business.

Business Technology

Employing & managing staff

Pension transfers: What changes mean for SMEs

Here, we look at how to manage your financial planning in regard to your pension scheme and the auto-enrolment process.

Business management

Effective motivation of employees in the SME sector

Here, we look at one way to approach the motivation of employees.

Business management

Six ways to really measure business success

Here, entrepreneur Jonathan Kettle delves into the metrics for ascertaining how well you are doing in business.

Buying and selling a company

Advice for those considering buying a B&B

Here, Gareth Smyth looks at the key things to weigh up before purchasing a bed and breakfast business.

Legal advice

Dealing with constructive dismissal claims

Liz Iles, senior employment consultant at Croner, discusses the legal ruling when an employee feels there has been a breach of contract.

Marketing

Five tips on how SMEs can boost the performance of Google AdWords campaigns

Here, Elias Russezki gives five pointers on what works and what doesn't when it comes to AdWords campaigns.

Business Technology

Keeping communication flowing in an international business

In this piece in association with Vonage, Ian Hunter, founder of Hunt Revenue, discusses his company's need to maintain a high level of communication with clients around the world.

Marketing

Five tips on how SMEs can boost the performance of Google AdWords campaigns

Here, Elias Russezki gives five pointers on what works and what doesn't when it comes to AdWords campaigns.

Business Technology

Keeping communication flowing in an international business

In this piece in association with Vonage, Ian Hunter, founder of Hunt Revenue, discusses his company's need to maintain a high level of communication with clients around the world.

Marketing

How to keep your business top of mind with customers

Chris Rowson discusses the marketing methods to employ to captivate your customer base.

Office & home working

Stop the office slump: Keep your employees smiling

Here's some advice on how to make your office conditions more pleasant and less miserable.

Legal advice

How your SME can prevent workplace accidents

Here, we look at what to do to address health and safety concerns in the office.

Business management

The benefits of outsourcing for a small business

Now that your business is up and running, what are the business areas that can benefit from outsourcing? Richard Healy discusses.

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

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings