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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.

Can we get rid of a director?

I own a small business, incorporated in February this year, as one of three directors. One director is proving awkward to work with and won't agree to anything the other two directors decide on. We want to continue in business with just us two directors and get rid of the third guy. What are our options?

Legal advice

Business management

What is Business Process Management?

What is Business Process Management and how can it benefit my business?

Business management

Tubs of promise

Twenty-three year old entrepreneur Daniel Thomas launched online hot tub retailer Danz.co.uk in 2006 and is now expecting a turnover of £1 million.

Employing & managing staff

Will I be able to dismiss an unproductive member of staff?

Under the new employment law proposals, would I be able to dismiss a member of staff who isn't as productive as I want?

Employing & managing staff

Employees unenthusiastic in their roles

Half of Britons are unhappy in or impartial to their jobs, research finds.

Business Technology

The benefits of fully integrated business management software

As any business owner knows, both efficiency and effective communication are the Holy Grail of good business management.

Business management

The African Dream

UK exports to Sub-Saharan Africa are on the rise. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to some of the companies that instigated trade relationships in such lesser-known markets.

Legal advice

SMEs gamble with unfair dismissals

Nearly three quarters of small businesses are in danger of facing employment tribunals, research finds.

Business management

The African Dream

UK exports to Sub-Saharan Africa are on the rise. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to some of the companies that instigated trade relationships in such lesser-known markets.

Legal advice

SMEs gamble with unfair dismissals

Nearly three quarters of small businesses are in danger of facing employment tribunals, research finds.

Business management

SMEs should open their doors to the world

There has never been a better time for small enterprises across the UK to be embracing worldwide trade in order to help their businesses flourish and grow.

Marketing

Tips for Search Engine Optimisation

Faith Evans, Head of Website Production at BT Business, explains how search engine optimisation can get you to the top of Google.

Business management

Prepare for the ageing workforce

Dennis Turner, chief economist of HSBC, discusses the implications of an ageing workforce on business growth and the need for workforce planning.

Marketing

Social media influentual in reputation management

Three quarters of consumers who heard about a bad customer experience via social media stopped doing business with the offending company, research finds.

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.