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GEM UK Reports published.
The latest Global Entrepreneurship (GEM) UK report along with individual GEM Scotland / Wales and Northern Ireland reports in partnership with NatWest, have been published today. As with previous economic downturns it is the small business community that drives the recovery across all sectors of the economy. UK entrepreneurs once again have responded to the… Read more
The cost of doing business 2022q2 Data from the Small Business Price Index
Small businesses with less than 50 employees employ 12.9m people (48 per cent of total private sector employment) and account for 36 per cent of private sector turnover. The Small Business Price Index (SBPI) provides an indication of the cost of doing business among this critical group of firms. The SBPI suggests that small business… Read more
New NICRE report highlights lack of business planning amongst farm businesses in England
According to a new major survey from the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE), many farm businesses in England may struggle to cope with the challenges of new agricultural policies and the withdrawal of the Basic Payment Scheme, given that the majority do not engage in formal business planning or seek external professional advice…. Read more
Design Economy: People, Places and Economic Value
Mark Hart and Neha Prashar alongside BOP consulting undertook the research for the latest report from the Design council Design Economy: People, Places and Economic Value report. The research into the social,environmental and economic value of design provides key insights into how we can tackle climate and biodiversity emergencies, and high levels of social and… Read more
What works for supporting firms to go digital?
It has often been suggested that smaller firms – especially more risk averse family-owned firms – may be reluctant to invest in new technologies or innovation. The Evolve Digital scheme, a business support programme for family run businesses, was developed through 2019 to address this issue. Evolve Digital was implemented as a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)… Read more
Supporting the Triple Transition
On a sunny morning on 16th June, we welcomed delegates back to The Shard for our first in-person ERC State of Small Business Britain conference since 2019. The conference, which was chaired this year by Lucy Armstrong, focused on the theme of the ‘triple transition’, or the question of how moves towards net zero and… Read more
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