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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.

Seven considerations when booking a meeting or conference venue 

Aleksandra Lotocka from conference and exhibition centre ExCeL London looks at how any business should tackle organising an event, regardless of size

Running a Business

Business management

4 factors every small business owner must prioritise

Small business environments are more challenging than ever before. Creating a margin of safety is essential for SMB owners to sail through tough times

Export & Import

How to prepare for the danger of corruption when shipping goods

The war in Ukraine, Russian sanctions, Covid and Brexit have exponentially complicated shipping and freight transport. What can you do to steer clear of the dangers of corruption when moving goods across borders?

Buying and selling a company

7 things to remember when selling your business

Selling your business can have a profound change on not only your own life but that of your family. The best thing to do is to prepare well in advance for those psychological and financial shocks, says Coutts entrepreneur adviser Greg Kyle-Langley

Marketing

Small business SEO: 6 easy wins to boost your website ranking

Your small business SEO can rank alongside big rivals on Google if you follow these six simple steps.

Buying and selling a company

How to sell your business: Planning the exit strategy

When people go into business for themselves, they rarely think about how to sell their firm. But the earlier you think about exit strategy, the better, says Simon Rigby

Finding and selling to customers

Avoiding the overtrading trap: When to take orders, and when not to

Overtrading means when you are selling more products than you can afford to buy. Simon Rigby offers tips to avoid this tricky situation

Finding and selling to customers

Guidelines for conducting market research for small businesses

Market research is the bedrock of successful business - and not just for launch. Keeping tabs on customers is useful at every stage of business, says Katie Tucker

Finding and selling to customers

Avoiding the overtrading trap: When to take orders, and when not to

Overtrading means when you are selling more products than you can afford to buy. Simon Rigby offers tips to avoid this tricky situation

Finding and selling to customers

Guidelines for conducting market research for small businesses

Market research is the bedrock of successful business - and not just for launch. Keeping tabs on customers is useful at every stage of business, says Katie Tucker

Marketing

Advantages and disadvantages of direct marketing for small businesses

In this guide, we explain what direct marketing is plus the advantages and disadvantages of direct marketing for your small business

Business management

The role of B2B ecommerce in choosing the right supplier

How Alibaba.com can help you discover new suppliers around the world

Finding and selling to customers

Strong Customer Authentication requirements: what you need to know

If you sell through the internet, your small business must introduce Strong Customer Authentication requirements by 14 March 2022. What is SCA and how will it affect your small business?

Finding and selling to customers

How business buyers can increase margins and grow their business through e-commerce

Find out how you as business buyers can find new products and grow your business in 2022

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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?

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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