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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.

Four-day week – how it could boost your small business

As the debate heats up again, we explore the good and bad in the 4-day working week – and chat to businesses who have trialled it themselves

Business management

Export & Import

Demystifying shipping terms – what small businesses need to know about FCL

Here, we explain everything you need to know about 'full container load' (FCL), including the benefits it can give to small businesses .

Business Technology

Website vs social media: Which should be your business’ go-to?

So, you've got your business idea and now you have to make decisions about your online presence: website vs. social media (or both)?

Business Technology

Three reasons businesses should use VOIP for communications

This article provides insight into three strategic reasons businesses should use VOIP for communications.

Marketing

Engage and sell – the ultimate guide to designing impactful marketing emails

If you're thinking of abandoning your marketing emails, simply changing tactics could be worthwhile. Jay Ripton explains more

Business management

Digital diaries – advice from small businesses leading the way

Xero has teamed up with three small businesses to share what's helped them grow their firms and find success

Legal advice

Need to know: Age discrimination laws

Getting to grips with the minefield that is age discrimination is a perennial problem for small sized businesses, but owners ignore these issues at their peril.

Business management

Which countries offer a digital nomad visa?

Interested in becoming a digital nomad but not sure where to go? We look at all of the countries that provide a visa

Legal advice

Need to know: Age discrimination laws

Getting to grips with the minefield that is age discrimination is a perennial problem for small sized businesses, but owners ignore these issues at their peril.

Business management

Which countries offer a digital nomad visa?

Interested in becoming a digital nomad but not sure where to go? We look at all of the countries that provide a visa

Business management

Is a move to fractional leadership right for your business?

Fractional leadership expert, Sara Daw, dives into what fractional leadership is and why it just might be right for your small business

Business management

Choosing the right shipping partner

While the business world becomes increasingly digital, one area where the digital will always meet the physical world is in the shipping of goods. Here’s what growing businesses need to consider when tackling the physical challenge of getting items from A to B, and how to choose the right provider.

Employing & managing staff

Rising childcare costs – why employers hold the key to supporting working families

Childcare costs are rising at an alarming rate. Venetia Leigh of Perkbox Vivup explains what you can do as an employer to help staff

Legal advice

How to get a sponsor licence in the UK

Baya Immigration lay out what a sponsor licence is, which businesses need it and how you go about applying for one.

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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.