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

Professor Hewitt-Dundas appointed to UKRI Board

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has appointed Professor Nola Hewitt-Dundas as a non-executive director to the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Board. Professor Hewitt-Dundas is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Innovation Management and Policy at Queen’s University Belfast and a Senior Research Associate with the UK Enterprise Research Centre. Her research centres on the dynamics of innovation… Read more