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Commercial property availability and price is a controversial subject in and around St Albans. It is an issue that seems to be raised vociferously at every business meeting. Hardly surprising since, in the recent ‘Barriers to Growth’ research commissioned by the members of The City of Expertise, 80% of the businesses in and around St …

The latest blog from the Barriers to Growth research commissioned by the members of the City of Expertise, reported that 80% of the businesses in and around St Albans are planning to grow, either dramatically or moderately, over the next two years. And, undeterred by the complexities of the current economic and political climate, 54% plan …

Champagne corks may be popping in the knowledge that, in the recent ‘Barriers to Growth’ survey commissioned by the members of the City of Expertise,  80% of the businesses in St Albans and surrounding area are anticipating growth within the next 2 years. 60% are expecting up to or over 10% growth in productivity. But growth comes …

One of the biggest challenges to growing a business is recognising where knowledge gaps exist and figuring out how best to plug them. The ‘Barriers to Growth’ research commissioned by the members of The City of Expertise, asked local businesses where they had the most skill shortages and IT, sales & marketing and regulatory issues topped the …

Sherrards, along with 20 other professional service firms and the St Albans City Chamber and Council, formed the ‘City of Expertise’ group in 2013 to showcase St Albans as a thriving business hub. Made up of law firms, chartered surveyors/infrastructure, accountants and financial services firms, the City of Expertise group recognises and promotes the huge …

Find out the thoughts of Sherrards, Laurel Zhang, on the mistakes Chinese companies are making when assigning staff to the UK.   Solicitor Laurel (Xueying) Zhang heads up the firm’s China and Far East Group. She is a native Mandarin speaker, originally from Beijing, Laurel has worked on a number of cross-border Chinese-related deals, and …

The Sherrards’ commercial property and the retail team have helped with the acquisition of Menkind’s latest store at the impressive Regent Crescent, Trafford Centre in Manchester. Just in time for Christmas, the quirky gadget store has an array of Christmas gifts and stocking fillers for the whole family. Menkind started in 2001 as a gift …