Future Ready: Helping UK SMEs navigate what’s next
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Future Ready: Helping UK SMEs navigate what’s next

Sponsored Feature
Jun 1 '26
Running a business has never been straightforward, but today’s environment is bringing a new level of complexity for SME leaders
Understand the role of a fractional CFO and ensure you hire the right financial support for your business needs.

The fractional CFO gap: What founders need to understand before they hire

Trusha Lakhani
May 19 '26
Understand the role of a fractional CFO and ensure you hire the right financial support for your business needs
One million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. The answer lies not with government alone, but with industry

Youth employment crisis: a solvable path forward

Nick Dormon
May 18 '26
One million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. The answer lies not with government alone, but with industry
Small businesses across the country are seeing the value of investing in young people. But turning that intention into successful hiring is not always straightforward.

Why SMEs want to hire young people and why it is still hard to do

Anthony Impey MBE
Apr 27 '26
Small businesses across the country are seeing the value of investing in young people. But turning that intention into successful hiring is not always straightforward
For many SMEs, hiring doesn’t just feel difficult, it feels risky. Every hire carries more weight when teams are small, budgets are tight, and there’s less room for error.

Why recruitment feels broken, and what SMEs can do to fix it

Lee Biggins
Apr 21 '26
For many SMEs, hiring doesn’t just feel difficult, it feels risky. Every hire carries more weight when teams are small, budgets are tight, and there’s less room for error
With 25 years’ experience helping businesses and recruitment consultancies of all sizes find quality people, we’ve collected insights and top tips on what the smartest employers do

How the best businesses snap up the best talent – and how you can beat them

Lee Biggins
Feb 24 '26
With 25 years’ experience helping businesses and recruitment consultancies of all sizes find quality people, we’ve collected insights and top tips on what the smartest employers do
Not long ago, a ‘great company culture’ was defined by beanbags, free snacks and a ping pong table. Fun, yes - but not the kind of appreciation that keeps people committed when work gets hard

Beyond the ping pong table: Meaningful appreciation that retains top talent

Louise Doyle
Feb 12 '26
Not long ago, a ‘great company culture’ was defined by beanbags, free snacks and a ping pong table. Fun, yes – but not the kind of appreciation that keeps people committed when work gets hard
Recruitment will make or break your business – and these days the best candidates aren’t waiting for job ads – they’re choosing where they want to work

Recruitment reinvented: winning in a world where talent has choices

Amy Knight
Dec 17 '25
Recruitment will make or break your business – and these days the best candidates aren’t waiting for job ads – they’re choosing where they want to work
While this model empowers workers to work flexibly and choose when and where they work, it also creates challenges for employers, especially around compliance, training, and insurance.

Understanding the gig economy

Cain Knight
Dec 2 '25
While this model empowers workers to work flexibly and choose when and where they work, it also creates challenges for employers, especially around compliance, training, and insurance
Job hugging

Job hugging: the new quiet reality in the labour market

Dr Jonathan Lord
Oct 20 '25
In the early 2020s, job-hopping became virtually synonymous with ambition, career trajectory, and upward mobility
Generation Z get a bad rap – but do they really deserve it?

Generation Z get a bad rap – but do they really deserve it?

Shalini Khemka (CBE)
Oct 2 '25
Entitled. Unambitious. Hyper-Sensitive. Lazy. Or simply misunderstood? How can businesses adapt to the newest generation entering the workforce?
The Employment Rights Bill Roadmap

The Employment Rights Bill Roadmap: what UK businesses need to know

Dr Jonathan Lord
Aug 15 '25
The UK Government’s recently published Employment Rights Bill Implementation Roadmap marks a watershed moment in the evolution of employment law