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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.

Scrapping the Default Retirement Age

SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at the practical issues that will be faced by company directors when the Default Retirement Age (DRA) is binned.

Employing & managing staff

Legal advice

How do I reduce hours and pay?

I run a small office of 12 people and wish to reduce hours and pay. There's no allowance for this within the contract. How much notice should be given to employees? Do contracts need to be revised or is an addendum to the contract enough?

Business Technology

How a data breach can destroy your business

Following Data Protection Day, Christian Toon looks at how businesses can stay vigilant and keep ahead of cybercriminals.

Office & home working

How to find the best start-up premises

Finding the right first office for a business start-up can be a daunting task. SmallBusiness.co.uk has some useful advice.

Marketing

Ten tips for better business blogging

There is little point writing a blog if nobody reads it. Search engine optimisation (SEO) specialist Mark Rushworth gives his ten tips for better business blogging.

Employing & managing staff

What are the HR requirements for a work area?

What are the criteria when identifying human resource requirements for a work area?

Business management

Beyond The Apprentice

At the end of the 2010 series of The Apprentice, SmallBusiness.co.uk finds out what happened to three previous contestants after the cameras stopped rolling.

Business management

Swimovate – New product case study

Following redundancy, amateur triathlete Lisa Irlam set up Swimovate and a couple of years later launched Pool-Mate, a lap and stroke counter for swimmers.

Business management

Beyond The Apprentice

At the end of the 2010 series of The Apprentice, SmallBusiness.co.uk finds out what happened to three previous contestants after the cameras stopped rolling.

Business management

Swimovate – New product case study

Following redundancy, amateur triathlete Lisa Irlam set up Swimovate and a couple of years later launched Pool-Mate, a lap and stroke counter for swimmers.

Business Technology

Positive projections

In an interactive world, life can often be dictated by the touch of a button - but with a touchscreen image projector, that button can be any surface at all.

Employing & managing staff

How do I make an employee redundant?

We can no longer afford to employ our part-time only employee as the company is not making any money and he is unable to generate any. How do we make him redundant? He has been with us for two years.

Employing & managing staff

Fit for purpose

SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at three companies for whom employee health is a key concern.

Finding and selling to customers

Season’s Greetings – How to maximise sales at Christmas

This Christmas seems to be shaping up nicely for retailers. Ben Lobel finds out how business owners plan to maximise sales.

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Benefits of switching to the right business bank account

In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.

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?