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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.

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Business Technology

Business Technology

How the right technology can transform your business

Technology can be a major help in improving staff wellbeing and boosting your business. Chris Costello of Sync explains which tech you can use to move things forward.

Business Technology

How online finance companies can use technology to differentiate themselves

How can you use modern technology to make an impact? We take a look at some modern ways.

Business management

It’s your fault Toys R Us closed (partly)

Here, Peter Watson discusses the consumer decisions that led to the downfall of the toy retail institution.

Employing & managing staff

Why all of your staff should be trainee data analysts

Businesses are keen to hire data specialists – but they don't even have to. Nick Jewell of Alteryx explains why every member of your staff should be a data analyst.

Employing & managing staff

Five ways to support staff training and learning at work

As part of Learning at Work Week (May 14th-20th), Conor McArdle explains how to support staff training and learning at work.

Business management

Late payments do growing damage to business owners’ mental health

Late payments are becoming a greater source of mental health issues like stress, anxiety and depression. Find out how to respond to the most common excuses for delayed payments.

Legal advice

What is IP and what should start-ups be doing to protect it?

Here, Jennifer Baile discusses why it is so important for owners of start-ups to carefully consider how a robust IP strategy will help to safeguard the commercial proposition and future growth of their business.

Business management

Late payments do growing damage to business owners’ mental health

Late payments are becoming a greater source of mental health issues like stress, anxiety and depression. Find out how to respond to the most common excuses for delayed payments.

Legal advice

What is IP and what should start-ups be doing to protect it?

Here, Jennifer Baile discusses why it is so important for owners of start-ups to carefully consider how a robust IP strategy will help to safeguard the commercial proposition and future growth of their business.

Employing & managing staff

Workers are only productive for up to two hours a day

Workers say that they're only productive for up to two hours a day. Here's what's affecting staff productivity.

Employing & managing staff

Your overtime pay and working rules questions answered

Questions about the rules on overtime policy and pay rates are some of the most common enquiries in the SmallBusiness email inbox. We sifted through the main topics and got in contact with some clever folks who could provide clear responses. So whether you are an employer or an employee, you should find the answers to most of your overtime queries contained in the following wise words from employment law experts and practitioners.

Business management

Horizontal innovation: What is it and how can it boost the SME community?

Horizontal innovation offers SMEs an untapped growth opportunity, states Kieron Salter, managing director of high performance engineering consultancy KWSP.

Employing & managing staff

Protecting employees from overworking and minimum wage underpayment

Here, Christian Brøndum illustrates the importance of putting the right systems in place to make sure you are managing staff rotas and wages effectively.

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Benefits of switching to the right business bank account

In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.

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?