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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 get your small business ready for RTI

Ann Stainer of Carbon Accountancy reveals everything the small business owner needs to know about getting ready for Real Time Information.

Employing & managing staff

Legal advice

Why small businesses should be mindful of discrimination law

Beth Brierley, of Riverview Solicitors, explains how small business owners should navigate the Equality Act.

Legal advice

Essential employment law advice for small businesses in 2013

Adrian Hoggarth, head of employment law at City law firm Prolegal discusses the employment legislation for owner-managers to be aware of this year.

Business management

Managing an e-commerce business

In part two of her e-commerce guide, Chloë Thomas gives advice on running an e-commerce operation, touching on working space, IT systems and getting help.

Marketing

A guide to networking for a small business owner

Mark Asquith, co-owner and marketing director at DMSQD, gives insight into how to make the most of networking opportunities.

Business Technology

Cloud computing: Why small businesses should be making the switch

A guide to helping you understand what cloud computing is, and why you should be using it.

Business management

Advisory service to help businesses tackle long-term sickness absence

Businesses will be helped to tackle long-term sickness absence in the workplace by a new independent assessment and advisory service.

Business management

P3 performance management

Following a successful model is key to the success of any P3 project.

Business management

Advisory service to help businesses tackle long-term sickness absence

Businesses will be helped to tackle long-term sickness absence in the workplace by a new independent assessment and advisory service.

Business management

P3 performance management

Following a successful model is key to the success of any P3 project.

Business Technology

SMEs using asset finance to fund IT investment

UK businesses are increasingly replacing bank loans with asset finance as their preferred way to fund investment in IT equipment, research finds.

Marketing

How will social media attract more traffic to my website?

Having a presence on social media websites will help to increase brand awareness, which will help you to reach new customers that might not have found your products/services previously.

Employing & managing staff

Can I ask staff members to go self-employed?

I employ two members of staff and sub-contract out some work. I wish to semi-retire and just use a sub-contractor. Do I have to make employees redundant and can I continue trading or can I ask them to go self-employed?

Employing & managing staff

Brits put in nearly 2 hours a day of overtime at work

Three quarters of employees at Britain's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) work overtime, clocking an additional 1.9 hours a day on average.

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

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.