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30 small business marketing ideas Five tips for maintaining healthy cashflow Tech solutions to help flood-hit Britain

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30 small business marketing ideas [INFOGRAPHIC] Check out this useful list of ways to boost your marketing efforts and then share your own tips. Read more

How to dismiss an employee correctly Want to dismiss an employee and avoid an expensive employment tribunal? Helen Pedder of ClearSky HR offers her top tips on how to dismiss an employee safely. Download guide

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Five tips for maintaining healthy cashflow If you don't properly manage your cashflow, your business is likely to fail. Sharon Chancellor-Maddison, UK marketing director at Xero, provides expert advice on how to do it. Read more

Seven things your accountant should be doing It's that time of year when your account should be working really hard for you. Download our short guide to discover how proactive your accountant really is. Download now

#FloodHack: Tech solutions to help flood-hit Britain Around 200 entrepreneurs and developers met in London on Sunday to develop apps and other technology solutions to help those affected by the winter storms. Read more  Government unveils £10m support scheme for flood affected firms  Companies impacted by the winter storms will be able to apply for a share of £10m in funding and receive free advice from a business support advisor.

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Dragons' Den review: Facts speak louder than words Sophie Turton reviews the latest episode of BBC TV's Dragons' Den. Read more  Energy tax could replace business rates, suggest retailers  Business rates could be replaced with a new tax based on energy usage, under proposals to shake-up the current system.

A business guide to coping with bad weather As the extreme weather continues to hit Britain, we re-publish our guide to how to stop bad weather disrupting your business. Read more

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