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Entrepreneur Q&A: ‘Skilled women were disappearing from the industry’

Lacey Hunter-Felton, founder of Hunter Collective, shares how she set up a co-working space for beauty professionals –with an unexpected blessing along the way.

Success stories

Marketing

PR and communications: how David can take on Goliath with the right message

Here are a few simple tips to consider for when you are planning your first, or next PR campaign.

Success stories

Entrepreneur Q&A: ‘Skilled women were disappearing from the industry’

Lacey Hunter-Felton, founder of Hunter Collective, shares how she set up a co-working space for beauty professionals –with an unexpected blessing along the way.

Marketing

PR and communications: how David can take on Goliath with the right message

Here are a few simple tips to consider for when you are planning your first, or next PR campaign.

Finding and selling to customers

How to turn your customers into a community

How do you successfully build a customer community that feels organic and genuinely valuable rather than forced? Read on for some top tips.

Business management

How entrepreneurs can grow their home-based business

Starting and growing a home-based is becoming a reality for many entrepreneurs. Two small business owners share why they work from home and how they've grown their companies.

Investing in a franchise

Six steps to franchising your business

From choosing franchisees to providing specialist training, aspiring franchisors must ensure they follow all the right steps to make their operation a success. Here are some best practice tips to franchising a business.

Business Ideas & Planning

Registering your business: sole trader or limited company? 

Here, we speak to four small business owners about the decisions they faced when registering their company and what influenced their choices.

Business Technology

Small business cyber security: An essential guide

Cyber attacks can be a massive upheaval for small businesses. In this piece, we speak to company owners who were hit by malware and share top tips for mastering small business cyber security.

Marketing

How to promote your small business blog organically

Should you promote your blog organically or with the help of professionals? Here, we explore the options.

Advice

The most important aspects of running a family business

In this piece, we look at the key ingredients required for a successful family business and give first hand advice on managing one successfully.

Business management

Five common digital mistakes entrepreneurs make

Here, Carol Mann outlines five common digital mistakes that entrepreneurs make and how to avoid them.

Marketing

Low cost digital marketing strategies for businesses on a budget

Here are some digital marketing tips to ensure your small business is getting the right exposure at the right price.

Success stories

Entrepreneur Q&A: ‘I’m a risk-taker, but I take calculated risks’

Abbass Zadeh, founder of luxury car hire firm AZ Luxe, talks about building his reputation and expanding into jet chartering.

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?

Partner content

Why your business should switch to a broadband-based phone network

Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching

Partner content

Streamlining document management for your small business

David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management