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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.

Easy tech wins to bring your mobile workers together

Remote workers face challenges without in-person contact with their colleagues. We reveal a few tech wins to bring your employees together.

Business Technology

Employing & managing staff

Workplace pensions and keeping staff auto enrolled

As the increase in auto enrolment contributions to workplace pension schemes kicks in employers face a challenge in persuading employees to stay within the schemes. The benefits outweigh the time spent encouraging them.

Buying and selling a company

10 questions to ask your business partner before buying a company together

In partnership with BusinessesForSale.com, we look at the questions you should be asking your business partner before buying a company.

Business management

Entrepreneur Q&A: I think turning down the Dragons was the right decision

Andrew Nowell, founder of PitPat, talks about appearing on Dragons' Den and declining their investment offers.

Small Business Insurance

What kind of insurance does your small business require?

We explore what insurance you need as a small business as well as the policies you should consider.

Business management

Sustainability: new government-supported project launches to help SMEs

An Eden Project-inspired programme is encouraging SMEs to focus on sustainability in their businesses with free guidance and advice.

Business Technology

Is team collaboration tech the key to business growth?

Teamwork and collaboration tech are vital for your company's growth. We explore how these tools can enhance your business.

Buying and selling a company

Financing the purchase of a small business

Here, we provide some options for people thinking about buying an existing company.

Business Technology

Is team collaboration tech the key to business growth?

Teamwork and collaboration tech are vital for your company's growth. We explore how these tools can enhance your business.

Buying and selling a company

Financing the purchase of a small business

Here, we provide some options for people thinking about buying an existing company.

Marketing

The Key Elements of an Influencer Marketing Strategy

You may not have noticed, but we’re actually seeing fewer ads than we used to. That’s thanks to a combination of ad blockers, DVRs, and paid streaming. For consumers, the loss of ads often feels like a win. For marketers, though, it limits opportunities to expose the public to new messaging. Companies are having to search for different strategies, and many are finding success with influencer marketing.

Getting Online

Why it’s time to shorten your UK domain name

Registrants with a third-level domain have under three months to secure the shorter .uk equivalent before it's made generally available.

Business management

How becoming a mentor could boost your business

For many years now Paul Hargreaves of Cotswold Fayre has supported young people in business. He outlines the good mentoring can do - for the people being mentored and for the mentor.

Business Technology

Invoice fraud: many small businesses aren’t aware of the risks

A worrying number of small businesses aren't aware of the risk posed by invoice fraud, even though they could lose thousands of pounds.

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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