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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.

Best UK business phone and broadband deals – how to choose

You need to understand your business and its internet needs before deciding on the best broadband and phone deal for you, says Nathan Hill-Haimes

Business Technology

Finding and selling to customers

The best freelancer platforms

Freelancer platforms can be useful to people who work for themselves. We explore some of the best ones around

Employing & managing staff

Five reasons SMEs waste money on HR consultancies

Here, Kate Russell outlines the main ways HR consultancies can let you, as a small business owner, down

Marketing

Top 5 tips for customer experience running a small business

Customer experience – responding to good and bad reviews, acting on complaints, listening to customers – is increasingly important for any small business. Chris Sparling offers five tips for keeping customers onside

Employing & managing staff

How to set up an apprenticeship scheme at your small business

Is an apprenticeship scheme right for your business, and where do you begin? Crissi Williams, CEO of the Institute of Telecommunications Professionals, looks into the matter.

Smart Energy GB

The 3 biggest benefits of smart  meters for small businesses

A smart meter can help you deal with rising energy prices by improving the accuracy of your bills and helping you take greater control of your energy usage

Smart Energy GB

How to get more control over your business budgeting 

Whether you need to reduce your expenses to make it through economic headwinds or you want to improve your margins to free up more working capital for growth, budget control is an ever-present challenge for business owners.

Smart Energy GB

What can your small business do to help achieve net zero by 2050?

Follow these seven tips to start reducing your business’s carbon footprint and help Great Britain achieve net zero

Smart Energy GB

How to get more control over your business budgeting 

Whether you need to reduce your expenses to make it through economic headwinds or you want to improve your margins to free up more working capital for growth, budget control is an ever-present challenge for business owners.

Smart Energy GB

What can your small business do to help achieve net zero by 2050?

Follow these seven tips to start reducing your business’s carbon footprint and help Great Britain achieve net zero

Business Technology

Why your customers choose certain payment methods and what you can do about it

In this article, Zaki Farooq of PayFuture discusses the reasons behind why customers choose certain payment methods – and how you can tap into them

Marketing

Building a personal brand as a freelancer

Launching as a freelancer and have no idea what to do to build your personal brand? We show you how to be the face of your company

Business Technology

The best free online survey platforms for small businesses

Have online survey platforms left you with more questions than they've answered? We look at some of the best free online tools and features.

Running a Business

Running your small business – essential guide

You will always face challenges, but by following these steps, you can face those challenges with confidence and crack on with what you do best: growing your business

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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