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Is 2017 going to be the year of the data integrity breach?

Here, Jason Hart from Gemalto gives us his top tips for businesses to avoid being the next big damaging security breach headline.

Advice

Business Ideas & Planning

How three people turned their hobby into a business

Here, we look at how three people decided to turn their passion into profits and make a business out of their hobby.

Advice

Is 2017 going to be the year of the data integrity breach?

Here, Jason Hart from Gemalto gives us his top tips for businesses to avoid being the next big damaging security breach headline.

Business Ideas & Planning

How three people turned their hobby into a business

Here, we look at how three people decided to turn their passion into profits and make a business out of their hobby.

Getting Online

New Year’s resolutions see surge in new business websites

British entrepreneurs are more likely to start a business in January than any other month, a new study reveals.

Employing & managing staff

How to hire the right talent at the right time

What you look for in new recruits, and how you attract them should evolve as your business grows and develops, says Alice Weightman.

Finding and selling to customers

How your small business can succeed in the subscription economy

Here, John Phillips explores the huge opportunities that the subscriptions market holds for UK SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Employing & managing staff

How to battle start-up anxiety when competing for staff

Some business owners suffer 'start-up anxiety’ when candidates are deciding whether to join them or a more established company. Here, Alex Pavlou looks at how to beat it.

Marketing

How to nail conference season as a small business

Here, Ofri Ben Porat provides some top tips to nail the conference calendar and grow your small business in 2017.

Business Ideas & Planning

The five biggest mistakes when leaving your job to start a business

Nick Wealthall explores the common mistakes made by people thinking about quitting their job to work on their own business.

Business management

A ten-step business checklist for a profitable year

Whether you’re looking to increase brand awareness or cut costs, check out our ten-step checklist for achieving better profitability.

News

Research shows Brits are set to binge on Christmas TV

A quarter of UK viewers plan to subscribe to a new internet pay-TV service this Christmas, a new study reveals.

Business Ideas & Planning

How one student turned her babysitting and tutoring platform into reality

South London student Ibiere Banigo discusses the lengths she went to to start and grow her online babysitting platform.

Alternative finance

Biggest crowdfunding rounds and predictions for 2017

Crowdcube becomes first crowdfunding firm to raise £200m in investment and gives their predictions for 2017.

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?

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