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When it comes to finding and retaining the best talent, SMEs can find it hard, with research suggesting four out of five SMEs find recruiting a uphill task.

Sometimes, it can feel like property prices change with the wind. Areas that were a sound investment a year ago are now falling. But, annoyingly, that area that no one wanted to invest in is suddenly seeing a spike in property prices.

As global economic growth edges up to 3.1% and UK businesses continue to thrive despite the implications of last year’s Brexit vote, now is the time for SMEs to recognize the plethora of benefits that are available to them if they get on board with exporting.

With new statistics from the London Business survey revealing that recruitment figures are down 43% across SMEs in South London, a capital financing firm is keen to assess whether there is a staffing crisis sweeping UK businesses.

The Office for National Statistics has released its latest report on the UK labour market this month, painting a healthy picture of employment and work in the UK.

In business, the present can often seem like the most important thing. In any organisation, there is a huge amount to do day-to-day and if things are going well, then it can seem like everything is on the right course.

As the UK moves ahead with Brexit and inches closer to exiting the European Union, there will be an increased emphasis on how much business the country does abroad.

The UK has a rich history of technological research and advancement. Beginning with Alan Turning’s first leaps in the world of computer learning.

The world is a big place and there are innumerable businesses all looking to find and secure their markets.

The news broke recently that the East Coast Main Line will once again be under the control of government. With this marking the third time in a decade that the troubled line has needed government intervention, many people are asking questions.

Recent news has made grim reading for high street retailers, with one in ten high street stores standing empty and, seemingly, no light at the end of the tunnel.

Looking for a new investment or opportunity in business is often an overwhelming task. There is a huge amount to consider before taking the plunge into a new sector.

It’s impossible to ignore the plight of generation rent. The issue has become so big, with so many affected, that it’s almost a daily occurrence to confront the latest grim facts and figures.

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is coming into effect later this month – on the 25th of May - and all manner of businesses are trying to work out what it means for them.

Moving house is often described by those who have experienced it as the most stressful time during their lives. The upheaval of your life and the need to pack up all your belongings and sometimes, relocate to a completely different part of the country, is understandably, a fairly hefty challenge.

With generation X seeking out ambitious job roles and aspiring to move out of their parental home and the older generation living longer than ever and many continuing to work, it seems that steps should be taken to bridge the gap between these two groups.

The housing shortage in the UK has reached a new high recently, with the population continuing to grow by half a million people each year and the amount of homes being built by developers failing to keep up with the demand.

Whether an SME is just starting out or is well-established, it’s important that they always pay close attention to interest rates and consider how they might affect them both now and in the long-term.

The affordable housing crisis is one that is affecting millennials and those with aspirations of progressing up the property ladder alike

It’s no secret that the housing crisis in the UK is one that has been getting progressively worse for a number of years, with the Prime Minister stating that it was her personal mission to ‘fix’ the situation towards the end of last year.