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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.

Finding the right method of marketing on a budget

Here's how marketing can be done by yourself for a fraction of what it would normally cost.

Marketing

Business management

Effective invoicing: Top tips for small businesses

In this post, Andrew Vear, Owner of Enterprise Badges, a global supplier of badge making machines and components, offers his top tips and advice on how to successfully invoice customers. Although it may seem daunting, invoicing really doesn’t have to be, and after reading this you’ll be set and confident in your invoicing.

Business Technology

British workers demand more automation

With technology becoming more of an integral part of a modern business, you wouldn't be surprised if employees worried of being replaced by a robot. But Brits actually want more automation in their business.

Marketing

Ready to Start a Marketing Campaign?

Marketing and advertising are exciting opportunities for a small business. This is your chance to widen your brand exposure, generate new interest, and hopefully, increase your revenue streams too. Unfortunately, marketing isn’t magic; you can’t throw money at your business and hope to make it grow.

Getting Online

Why choosing the right domain name matters

As a business owner, it’s not uncommon to spend a great deal of time deciding what name you want to use for your company. Ideally, you want to choose one that represents your brand while also appealing to your target market. A name that, when people hear it, it makes them want to do business with you.

Business management

Eight elements that need to be in your business plan

A business plan is vital for business creation. If you are struggling to write your business plan, we have eight handy tips to help you on your way.

Business Technology

Getting to grips with the costs behind IT downtime

Peter Groucutt, managing director of Databarracks explains how organisations can strengthen business resilience by better understanding the cost of IT downtime

Business management

Merchant cash advances for business financing

If you run a business, you will be well aware of the fact that you need some serious capital in order to not only stay afloat, but be successful. We take a look at how cash advances could help you.

Business Technology

Getting to grips with the costs behind IT downtime

Peter Groucutt, managing director of Databarracks explains how organisations can strengthen business resilience by better understanding the cost of IT downtime

Business management

Merchant cash advances for business financing

If you run a business, you will be well aware of the fact that you need some serious capital in order to not only stay afloat, but be successful. We take a look at how cash advances could help you.

Marketing

The three things that will make you successful in marketing

Here, Chandar Pattabhiram – chief marketing officer of Coupa, outlines his views on what makes a good marketer – qualities that he believes are very different now than they were ten years ago

Employing & managing staff

Working in the hospitality industry

Here, we take a look at some of the main advantages and disadvantages of working in the hospitality field.

Business management

The power of start-ups in driving digital innovation

Here, 'Justin Cross, head of BLINK at MediaCom, discusses how digital innovation can boost a start-up to success.

Business management

GDPR: Some practical tips to ensure you are compliant

With the GDPR deadline looming ever closer, businesses need to ensure they are fully compliant before the 25 May. Here Colette Reid, group services manager at creative consultants LEWIS, gives some helpful tips on how to get compliant.

Partner content

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?