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Innovation, Diffusion, Growth

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Welcome to the Enterprise Research Centre

The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) was established in February 2013 to answer one central question, ‘What drives SME Growth?’

Our mission is to become a focal point internationally for research, knowledge and expertise on SME growth and entrepreneurship. ERC brings the evidence base on SMEs and enterprise together, drives out new research insights and works to ensure research shapes better policies and practices to help SMEs to grow.

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‘Micro-business Britain’ Research

April 16, 2018

The ERC has received some additional funding from the UK Government as a part of a broader £2 million programme of work to support the implementation of the industrial strategy. The programme, which is involving four ESRC-funded research investments, will lead to new insights on business growth, pay, skills and place. The ERC’s contribution will… Read more

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Aiming high on R&D – Is the UK’s 2.4 % target achievable?

March 16, 2018

ONS figures published this week suggest that the UK spent 1.67 per cent of GDP on R&D in 2016 ranking the UK 11th in the EU. These latest figures put the UK well adrift of the ambitious target of 2.4 per cent R&D spending spelt out in the Industrial Strategy. So, is the 2.4 per… Read more

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February 28, 2018

All grown up? The fate after 15 years of a quarter of a million UK firms born in 1998.  Authored by Michael Anyadike–Danes , Mark Hart and published in the Journal of Evolutionary Economics.  All grown up? The fate after 15 years of a quarter of a million UK firms born in 1998 is the latest paper from the ERC helping… Read more

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ERC Engagement

February 22, 2018

Mark Hart and Stephen Roper participated in a BEIS-ESRC invited workshop on ‘Business Support and SME Productivity’ in BEIS on Friday 16th February which was the first in a series of events in the review signalled in the Industrial Strategy.

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Thought Experiment seminar

February 22, 2018

ERC Directors Mark Hart and Stephen Roper were guest speakers of the Open Innovation Team in the Cabinet Office on Thursday 15th February to kick off their Spring ‘Thought Experiment’ seminar series.  They discussed SME growth and productivity and presented new data and ideas on business support and innovation to officials from Cabinet Office, HMT… Read more

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ERC Research in Small Business Finance Markets report 2018

February 20, 2018

ERC research on high growth episodes and productivity forms part of the evidence base for the 4th Small Business Finance Markets report launched today by the British Business Bank.   

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Using RCTs as a research method for SME policy research: The UK experience. Research Paper No 66

April 12, 2018

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Team size, diversity and performance of new ventures and SMEs : a meta-analysis.Research Paper 64

February 15, 2018

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Organisational capital, exploration and exploitation: Econometric evidence for UK services firms. Research Paper No 65

February 8, 2018

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