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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.

Employing self employed staff: A small business guide

What is the real contractual relationship between the parties when a small business takes on self employed people? In this piece, we investigate.

Employing & managing staff

Business management

How to grow a business with a tricky-to-scale product

Former 'The Apprentice' star Elizabeth McKenna shares how to scale up businesses centred around a product that's difficult to scale.

Business management

Back to work: five ways to avoid a headache after your holiday

Holidays are wonderful, but how do you handle the stress of going back to work? Vistage UK's Geoff Lawrence explains more.

Marketing

How to market your app for loyalty

Customers can be fickle when it comes to regularly using apps. Here, Nick Hucker of Preoday shares some marketing tips to drive app loyalty.

Employing & managing staff

How to conduct staff appraisals and keep everyone motivated

We explore what the key factors are in conducting staff appraisals.

Marketing

Facebook advertising for small businesses: a guide

In this piece, we look at the things you should know when it comes to Facebook advertising for small businesses.

Small Business Insurance

Four factors to consider with business life insurance

This article explains the different aspects of business life insurance and why it’s something you should consider today.

Legal advice

Stealing clients: How to stop employees poaching your customers

Here, we talk to Lindsey Knowles, of Kirwans law firm, about what you can do to prevent your outgoing staff from poaching clients.

Small Business Insurance

Four factors to consider with business life insurance

This article explains the different aspects of business life insurance and why it’s something you should consider today.

Legal advice

Stealing clients: How to stop employees poaching your customers

Here, we talk to Lindsey Knowles, of Kirwans law firm, about what you can do to prevent your outgoing staff from poaching clients.

Business Technology

Business technology examples: Three small company owners discuss their critical IT

On a tight budget, it's essential to make sure you have the right technology for your business needs, at the right price point. In this piece, we talk to business owners about the tech they brought in and how it helped their company’s fortunes.

Marketing

The effectiveness of guerrilla marketing for small businesses

Guerrilla marketing can be a cost-efficient way of getting exposure for your company. Here, we look at three companies that employed it successfully.

Finding and selling to customers

Three tests to measure the strength of your USP

Getting your USP right is critical to business success. In this piece, we look at three tests businesses can use to trial and develop their USP.

Business Technology

Why the dark web could be a growing threat to your small business

Criminals are looking for small businesses' data to sell on the dark web. Here, we look at how to be vigilant.

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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