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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.

Is it time for your company to ditch ‘dirty diesel’?

In this piece, we examine the reputation of diesel cars today and assess the factors that influence which vehicle to equip your staff with next.

Business management

Business Technology

How to become a GDPR genius

According to research by the Federation of Small Businesses, less than one in ten small businesses are fully prepared for new GDPR rules, even though the changes are less than three months away. To help SME’s, the experts at Brighter Business have complied an easy to follow guide on how to become a GDPR genius.

Office & home working

Abolish the clean desk policy in your office to increase creativity

Research carried out by the Association for Psychological Science says a clean desk can actually stifle creativity, and a little bit of mess would probably do us good.

Business management

How I ran a GDPR project – and lived

Here, Patrick O'Kane offers some top tips on how to make GDPR compliance work for your company.

Business Technology

Essential tech toolkit to help kickstart the growth of a small business

Here, Brian Harris, chief product officer at Currencies Direct, looks at the technology tools that can help SMEs save money and work more efficiently.

Office & home working

Seven signs you need a new office

The commercial property experts at LondonOffices.com have listed seven important signs that you might need a new office, and amongst them is the fact that your stuffy and overcrowded workspace might be holding you back and limiting business opportunities.

Legal advice

GDPR: What financial services need to know

In this article, Bruce Penson, managing director at Pro Drive IT, highlights the fundamentals of GDPR in relation to financial services.

Business management

Five features that can transform your small business

Ingvar Gudmundsson, founder of SimplyBookMe, believes some simple features can go a long way to improving the management of a business, but for microbusinesses, they can make all the difference to owners looking to transform their business.

Legal advice

GDPR: What financial services need to know

In this article, Bruce Penson, managing director at Pro Drive IT, highlights the fundamentals of GDPR in relation to financial services.

Business management

Five features that can transform your small business

Ingvar Gudmundsson, founder of SimplyBookMe, believes some simple features can go a long way to improving the management of a business, but for microbusinesses, they can make all the difference to owners looking to transform their business.

Business Technology

What should a new business consider when choosing a finance system?

Here, Darren Cran discusses why a flexible and scalable finance system is so beneficial to have as you develop your venture.

Legal advice

Business buyers have the need for speed, but solicitors hold back

Here, Gareth Smyth is group managing director at Hilton Smythe, explores why solicitors may slow down business process.

Employing & managing staff

Seven ways to make sure you’re GDPR-compliant in HR

With GDPR coming into effect in less that 100 days, we spoke to Kashflow about how to make your HR department GDPR compliant.

Employing & managing staff

Non-resident employees

Can I put non-resident employees on my UK company payroll for limited periods of time? If yes, how are they treated under PAYE?

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.