Updated 12:47pm 19 June 2013

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Finding the right premises

The location of your business can be a key factor in establishing a successful business.Read

Managing your employees

The ability to motivate your staff is a crucial leadership skill that's essential for anyone employing a team of people.Read

Trading on-line

A website can be a powerful tool for promoting your business, but it is not enough to simply build one and hope that your customers will visit it.Read

Promote your business

The most effective technique for getting free publicity is to get "good news" stories about your business published in newspapers and magazines, or broadcast on radio or television.Read

Health and safety

Everyone at work must consider the health and safety of themselves, their colleagues, and anyone else affected by their work and the way they do it. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 also states that employers must:Read

Developing your people

In any type of business, training and workforce development is crucial to success, so passing on specific skills or learning new ones is an essential part of effective management.Read

Ten key steps to successful exporting

Although your business may have an established UK market, there's often no reason why it couldn't successfully compete overseas too, growing your revenue and profit.Read

Trading in the European Union

The 25 countries of the European Union (EU) make up a huge market of potential customers and suppliers for your business. This market can be easier to access than other overseas markets as many of the trading practices, regulations and standards apply throughout the EU.Read

Innovation

The successful exploitation of new ideas is crucial to a business being able to improve its processes, bring new and improved products and services to market, improve its efficiency and, most importantly, improve its profitability.Read

Selling you business

Selling your business could be the most important financial deal you'll ever make.Read

Financing your business

One of the key considerations when starting a new business is where you will find the finance to purchase equipment or fund your day-to-day expenses, there are a range of finance options available to you including:Read

Treat your clients to some hospitality

Corporate Hospitality helps you to get to know your customers and to allow them to get to know your business, staff and products better.Read

Get to grips with legal requirements

Once you have made up your mind to go ahead and start up in business, you need to get to grips with the legal requirements.Read

Starting your business

Once you have made up your mind to go ahead, you need to get to grips with the legal requirements for forming a business.Read

Financing your business

Your new businesses will need finance to cover the cost of equipment and expenses before sales generate enough cash to make your business self-supporting. Read

Managing your employees

Taking on employees for the first time can seem daunting. You need to work out exactly what staff you need and how to find and recruit them. Read

Advertising and public relations

Your marketing strategy is a vital part of your business plan and is crucial to ensure you promote your business effectively.Read

E-commerce and technology

A website is a relatively low-cost way for a small business to promote itself to existing and potential customers.Read

Health and safety at work

Businesses have a legal responsibility to protect the health and safety of their staff and others on their premises, and there is a range of laws to ensure that they do this.Read

Developing your people

Developing your employees effectively can help to improve the success of your business. It can assist with building your competitive advantage and equip your employees with valuable skills that your business needs.Read

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