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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.

A date to remember

Lexi Proud launched dating website ArrangeMeADate.com in January and is set to make profit in year one.

Business management

Employing & managing staff

First-class employees

Attracting the best graduate to your company is easier if you show an understanding of their journey from higher education to workplace.

Business management

10 Fast Growth Businesses

There are smaller companies in the UK which are increasing sales and improving margins. SmallBusiness.co.uk finds out how they're making it happen.

Business Technology

Transforming a business with a stock management system

Every business needs to move with the times if it wants to stay competitive. Daniel Puddick, managing director of the Sunglasses Shop, says the technology that transformed his business was a stock management system.

Marketing

How to master video marketing

In a world of digital entertainment, viewers now have an invaluable source of knowledge at their fingertips.

Employing & managing staff

Don’t change employee pension schemes just yet

Employers may do well to put any changes to their pensions schemes on hold until a decision is made this autumn.

Marketing

How to make social media work for your business

Social media like Twitter and Facebook may be easy to use, but it takes time and effort to make them commercially worthwhile for a business.

Business management

The 99p entrepreneur

Young buck Suleman Sacranie dropped out of university to launch online discount operator 99p Shopper in July and already has dreams of floating the company.

Marketing

How to make social media work for your business

Social media like Twitter and Facebook may be easy to use, but it takes time and effort to make them commercially worthwhile for a business.

Business management

The 99p entrepreneur

Young buck Suleman Sacranie dropped out of university to launch online discount operator 99p Shopper in July and already has dreams of floating the company.

Marketing

Social networking and business

What can small businesses learn from larger enterprises that have embraced social networking?

Business Technology

Better business data

If you're looking to streamline your business processes, there are a variety of software tools available.

Office & home working

Office moves – The Essentials

Relocating a business takes time and money. Read these tips to ensure your office move goes without a hitch.

Business management

Sara Pomfret on setting up her home furnishing business Raines & Willow

Sara Pomfret set up her home furnishing business, Raines &Willow, earlier this year with her father, David Brown. It's already making a profit.

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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.

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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?