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Small business

Managing

Beat the pre-Christmas blues

Kate Jones Don't think you can get to the Christmas finishing line? Think again. Here are our tips to help you face the end of year rush.

World's weirdest meeting spots

Para

Adam Courtenay Would you meet a client in a haunted house, bomb shelter or dodgem car?

Getting contracting right

Tom O'Shea

Tom O'Shea It pays to know the difference between an employee and a contractor.

Prepare for staff working from home

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Know your obligations and rights if your staff work from home.

Choose your charity wisely

charity

Steve Sykes Supporting charitable programs is a great opportunity for those with passion for the cause, but it’s not without challenges.

Businesses have cake and eat it

Cake

Alexandra Cain Should you get the day off on your birthday?

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Businesses have cake and eat it too

Alexandra Cain Should you get the day off on your birthday?

How to get people to read your emails

Email

Caroline James Never let your emails be consigned to the junk folder again.

Stop ignoring me!

Bored

Michael Baker Are you invisible to sales staff? Here's why.

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Flexible work practices

The business benefits of being family-friendly

Working women

Lynda McAlary-Smith Providing a family-friendly workplace has huge business benefits.

Five trade secrets you need to know

top secret

Gayle Bryant Ever wondered what the professionals know that you don't? We found out.

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Managing up

Gen y

Gayle Bryant How Gen Y bosses manage their older workers.

Marketing versus IT

Data

Michael Baker The two disciplines have drawn their guns and are ready for a shoot out. Who will win?

Are women worse bullies than men?

Bully

Gayle Bryant It's a taboo topic, but the effect of female bully bosses is equally as brutal as their male counterparts.

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Build it like Rockefeller

John D Rockefeller

Adam Courtenay Businesses can learn a lot from 'history's greatest entrepreneur'.

Meet a self made Gen Y millionaire

Brett Birkill

Nina Hendy Watching his parents lose everything was a blessing in disguise for Brett Birkill.

How to handle the black dog at work

Black dog

LARISSA HAM How do you manage mental health issues at work for the benefit of all staff?

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How to protect your business from burglars

Burglar

Larissa Ham Think a break-in won't happen to your business? Think again. It's more common than many realise.

Is LinkedIn a waste of time?

LinkedIn

Kate Jones Does the business social platform actually lead to business?

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Ten things I hate about you

Boss

Belinda Williams Ever wondered what your boss really thinks of you? We found out.

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