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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.

How to enhance sales productivity in your organisation

Sales managers can take several steps to ensure their teams remain focused and productive, as we discuss here.

Finding and selling to customers

Business Technology

What manufacturing can learn from agile software techniques

What if there were a way to speed up the manufacturing and hardware design process? Here, we find out.

Business Technology

Are we really ready to trust in AI?

Peter Ruffley, chairman at Zizo, considers the importance of Digital Transformation (DX) and creating a data-driven culture to prepare businesses for an AI enabled world.

Employing & managing staff

The top ten worst excuses for absence

We have all pulled a sickie to get out of work for one reason or another, but what are the top ten excuses for absence?

Employing & managing staff

Can I refuse holiday requests from my employees?

I have had several requests from employees who all want off the same period of holidays in the summer - do I have to accept these requests or can I refuse my employees the holidays?

Business management

How small businesses can expand into the public sector

The public sector procurement system is daunting for many SMEs, but in this piece, Penny Godfrey of Millstream reveals how SMEs can make the process easier.

Legal advice

The ultimate fire safety risk assessment for your small business

Here, Harris Balcombe discusses how to avoid business interruption claims and outlines how important it is to be aware of the risks and impact a fire can have on your small business.

Office & home working

A small business guide to agile working

Here Nigel Davies, founder of digital workplace Claromentis, explains what agile working is, how he’s using it in his business, and shares his tips.

Legal advice

The ultimate fire safety risk assessment for your small business

Here, Harris Balcombe discusses how to avoid business interruption claims and outlines how important it is to be aware of the risks and impact a fire can have on your small business.

Office & home working

A small business guide to agile working

Here Nigel Davies, founder of digital workplace Claromentis, explains what agile working is, how he’s using it in his business, and shares his tips.

Employing & managing staff

Can businesses help staff overcome the rail fare increases?

Here, James Malia, director of employee benefits at Sodexo Engage, discusses how employers need to respond to the latest rail price hikes to attract quality staff.

Finding and selling to customers

Transform your SME with a business to government sales strategy

Here, we take a look at how you can transform your small business by creating a thorough ‘business to government’ sales strategy.

Business Technology

Help your business grow and flourish by implementing CMMS

Read on to know how CMMS can help your business.

Business Technology

Business got talent? How cloud technology could help you retain it

Paul Blore, managing director of Netmetix, explains how cloud computing can help them deliver a winning performance.

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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.

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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?