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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.

Three ways to prepare your PR strategy for Brexit

Simran Ghata-Aura from Journolink explains what you need to prepare in your PR strategy for Brexit.

Marketing

Employing & managing staff

Men and women bosses both discriminate over maternity leave fears

New research shows that male and female bosses both have the same reservations about hiring female staff and them taking maternity leave.

Employing & managing staff

Warning to employers not providing pensions for staff

All employers must provide workplace pensions for staff that meet the employment status and earnings criteria. If they don't they risk fines and a criminal record

Business management

Is it safe to switch to a smaller business energy supplier?

Business management

Four key steps for small businesses to prepare for Brexit

With the UK set to leave the EU there are certain things that small businesses can do to put themselves in the best position possible. Aron Priest of printing company Solopress outlines what these could be

Business management

What small businesses should be doing ahead of Brexit

Many small businesses have had little guidance as to what to expect when the UK leaves the European Union. Danielle Levy asks business representatives how companies can prepare

Employing & managing staff

SME business owners recognise the benefits of employee benefits

Small to medium sized business owners are looking to offer staff more employee benefits according to new research

Business management

What will the future high street look like?

New research reveals what the future high street could look like based on what modern shoppers want to see.

Employing & managing staff

SME business owners recognise the benefits of employee benefits

Small to medium sized business owners are looking to offer staff more employee benefits according to new research

Business management

What will the future high street look like?

New research reveals what the future high street could look like based on what modern shoppers want to see.

Business management

Five outsourcing trends for small businesses

Watch out for these outsourcing trends.

Business management

How are small businesses preparing for Brexit?

If you have no idea how to make preparations for your small business ahead of Brexit, take some tips from these entrepreneurs.

Marketing

Five simple tips to merge your offline and online marketing strategies

It needn't be a competition between your business' online and offline marketing strategy – merging both can produce the best result.

Marketing

Starting a small business podcast

We run you through the essentials of how to start a small business podcast, talking to three entrepreneurs about what they've learned.

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.