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One advantage of running your own business is that you can do things your way - but juggling demands is a key skill. Three entrepreneurs reveal their own approach to achieving a successful work-life balance.

Heather Baker had no previous experience of running a business, but when a local business came up for sale the opportunity was much too good to miss.

Regular sales are vital for your business. So how can you ensure your products and services remain keenly priced and relevant to your market?

If you operate a limited company from premises, yet do some work at home, why not rent a room to your business and reduce your tax bill.

The content your business creates can be of significant value. So, how can you check whether it is being plagiarised and what can you do to stop it?

Although the rate of business failures is dropping, failures are still well above the rates seen before the start of the economic crisis.

Some firms struggle to achieve significant growth, staying much as they were at the start-up phase. So how can you make the move to the big league?

Rolling out of bed and starting work sounds idyllic but successfully running a business from home takes discipline and organisational skills.

A job description will help you write your job advert, provides pointers when interviewing and makes it clear to candidates what you are looking for.

Ben Dyer offers advice on growing your trade business, covering everything from recruiting new staff to marketing and generating leads.