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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.

Environmental checklist for small businesses

We've outlined an environmental checklist for UK small businesses to help make your company more sustainable and achieve its carbon-cutting goals.

Business management

Finding and selling to customers

Black Friday 2021 – should your business participate?

Shopper attitudes to the annual day of mega deals are changing - but does it represent good value for small businesses? And how can you make the most of it?

Smart Energy GB

How to turn a crisis into an opportunity for small businesses – going green during the pandemic

In this second interview, The Syrup Room explore how they became more sustainable during the pandemic by gaining control over their energy bills

Smart Energy GB

From controlling costs to cutting energy bills – how did your business respond when the pandemic hit?

In this interview, The Syrup Room reveals how they responded to the pandemic and the success they achieved in cutting their energy bills by installing smart meters into their workshops.

Smart Energy GB

Your customers care about sustainability: here’s how your business can too

With concerns increasing over human impact on the planet, now is the time to make your business part of the solution.

Running a Business

How to install a heat pump for your small business

How do heat pumps work? Can they save your small business money? Les Roberts looks at the pros and cons of heat pumps

Finding and selling to customers

How to get to the top of Google

Getting that #1 spot on Google when a customer wants to buy is gold for any small business. Paul Friend shows how to get your small business ranking high

Marketing

How to film a YouTube video

Putting together content for your YouTube channel is a real creative challenge. We'll run you through the details of how to film your video

Finding and selling to customers

How to get to the top of Google

Getting that #1 spot on Google when a customer wants to buy is gold for any small business. Paul Friend shows how to get your small business ranking high

Marketing

How to film a YouTube video

Putting together content for your YouTube channel is a real creative challenge. We'll run you through the details of how to film your video

Marketing

How to get started with brand partnerships on YouTube

Once you're YouTube channel is more established, you might want to think about brand partnerships. Here's what you need to know

Marketing

How I grew my YouTube channel to over 68,000 subscribers

Sid Partridge, self-employed owner of Partridge Exterior Cleaning, tells Small Business how he grew the firm's YouTube channel

Marketing

A guide to marketing your small business on YouTube

Here, we look at how best to market your business on YouTube to maximise visibility for your company

Employing & managing staff

How do bank holidays affect statutory sick pay?

I have to make an employee redundant. She has been on long-term sick leave, has three years of service, and our annual leave policy is 22 days plus all English bank holidays. Must I pay her for bank holidays while she has been off?

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?

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