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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.

The challenges of running a business with family members

Here, 'Rajal Patni, CFO and co-founder of WeMa Life, explores the concept of running a business with a family member, and all the challenges that brings.

Business management

Finding and selling to customers

How to harness negotiation and boost your sales success

Here, we look at four key tips for harnessing your negotiation skills to secure your sales pipeline.

Employing & managing staff

What sort of contract will I need if I want to employ staff on a flexible basis?

The employment landscape of the UK is changing rapidly. The rise of the gig economy, powered by companies such as Uber, Hermes, Deliveroo, and TaskRabbit, combined with an increase in the number of companies placing employees on zero-hour contracts, has created a great amount of uncertainty for many employees.

Business Technology

Does your business need IT refresher training?

This article explores the need for businesses to stay up to date with the latest IT technology and threats in businesses. From cyber security to meeting the latest regulations and more, this is an insightful article that discusses the advantages of refreshing your work force with up to date IT training.

Business management

How to prevent workplace fraud

Aziz Rahman examines the scale of fraud in business and explains how it can be prevented, identified and reported.

Productivity Zone

Lack of sleep and poor productivity at work costs the UK

Lack of sleep costs the UK economy £40.3 billion every year due to loss of productivity in the workplace. Sleep deprivation is having a significant impact on the global economy and due to the impact it has on employees productivity.

Office & home working

Four warning signs that you’ve outgrown your office

In this article, we take a look at all the warning signs that suggest it might be time to upgrade your office space. From clashing meeting room schedules to a complete lack of privacy, here are the four indicators that it might be time to move.

Marketing

Using the data within your business to boost profitability

The ‘fourth industrial revolution’ - begun with the arrival of digital infrastructure in the late 90s and now led by cutting edge tech in the form of IoT, AI and machine learning - means almost all organisations are now big data organisations.

Office & home working

Four warning signs that you’ve outgrown your office

In this article, we take a look at all the warning signs that suggest it might be time to upgrade your office space. From clashing meeting room schedules to a complete lack of privacy, here are the four indicators that it might be time to move.

Marketing

Using the data within your business to boost profitability

The ‘fourth industrial revolution’ - begun with the arrival of digital infrastructure in the late 90s and now led by cutting edge tech in the form of IoT, AI and machine learning - means almost all organisations are now big data organisations.

Business Technology

When is off-the-shelf software a better fit?

Nick Thompson, managing director, DCSL Software, discusses the crucial steps organisations should take when deciding between bespoke and off-the-shelf software.

Marketing

Five tools used by corporations to improve marketing performance

If your business is struggling to get into the minds of your customer, then your marketing might not be up to scratch. Here, we go through five tools to improve your marketing.

Business Technology

Five common traits that successful cryptocurrency traders have

With Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies gaining more and more popularity, we take a look at the five common traits that successful cryptocurrency traders have.

Employing & managing staff

How to protect your employees when working outdoors

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