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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.

How professionals and corporations can prepare for the AI revolution

Dr Stephen Simpson and Hugh Shields, founders of UK-based corporate performance consultancy Alpha Fortius, advise on how to survive and thrive in the new world of AI

Business Technology

Business management

Karren Brady Q&A – 6 qualities of a successful entrepreneur

SmallBusiness.co.uk meets Baroness Karren Brady to learn more about her career as a businesswoman and pick up some tips for entrepreneurs

Productivity Zone

Nearly two thirds of SME owners lose sleep over lack of productivity

Finding staff is the number one problem affecting productivity for small businesses. Lack of cash to upgrade IT and keeping software up to date are biggest tech barriers

Marketing

8 key ways to generate PR for your small business

Simran Ghata-Aura, media relations officer at Journolink, reveals eight ways to generate PR for your business.

Business Technology

Time is running out to register your reserved .uk domain name

You've got just under six weeks to register your reserved .uk domain name. We look at what it means for you and why you should register.

Getting Online

Top 8 reasons why your business should get online today

In partnership with the UK Domain, we tell you eight reasons why you should get your small business online.

International Business

Book review: My Story by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

In his candid new memoir, My Story, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reveals how his passion for business and relentless drive to succeed transformed the UAE’s largest city from a simple trading port into a multi-billion dollar economic hub.

Marketing

How to make a small business PR plan

Here, Sarah Lee, Founder of PingGo, highlights the benefits of compiling a solid PR plan for your small business.

International Business

Book review: My Story by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

In his candid new memoir, My Story, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reveals how his passion for business and relentless drive to succeed transformed the UAE’s largest city from a simple trading port into a multi-billion dollar economic hub.

Marketing

How to make a small business PR plan

Here, Sarah Lee, Founder of PingGo, highlights the benefits of compiling a solid PR plan for your small business.

Employing & managing staff

6 simple ways to create a healthy workplace environment

Going for long-terms solutions, valuing staff and being consistent are just three ways you can create a healthy workplace, say Karen Meager and John McLachlan

Business management

Corporate social responsibility: what is it and who benefits?

Simon Joyce, director of Anchor Vans, explains what corporate social responsibility is and how it can benefit your business.

Getting Online

Different domain endings – do you need to buy them all?

In partnership with the UK Domain, we ask whether you really need to buy all of the domain name endings for your small business website.

Marketing

How to reach your target audience and boost lead conversion

Simon Joyce, director of Anchor Vans, explains ways to engage with your target audience and get the results you want.

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.