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SMEs and Net Zero: how can we break the cycle of inaction?
In 2019 the UK Government set the goal of achieving Net Zero – where the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced are equal to or less than the amount removed from the atmosphere – by 2050. This is a commitment that will impact on all businesses, including the more than 5.9 million of firms in… Read more
Small grant funding for Secondary Analysis of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey Call for proposals 2025
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has made available £25,000 to fund five secondary analyses of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey. The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) is administering this call on behalf of DBT. Note that applications will not be accepted from anyone who is being supported through current ERC grant funding. Applications are… Read more
R&D-Intensive firms can drive Wales toward growth
ERC Director Stephen Roper authored a guest column in Business News Wales in which he discusses a research project commissioned by Economic Intelligence Wales highlighting the pivotal role R&D-intensive firms can play in driving Wales towards a stronger economic future. Stephen says “As we aim for economic growth, it’s critical to keep our sights on… Read more
Two critical reasons why SME policy must involve consistent institutions
In some recent work on net zero support for SMEs carried out with the Federation of Small Businesses, we called for a new organisation to be set up called ‘Business England’. One key reason for this was to ensure that there would be a highly visible place for entrepreneurs in England to go to for… Read more
ISBE ECR/A Symposium 2025
The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) and The Enterprise Research Centre at Warwick Business School are delighted to jointly invite you to the ISBE ECR/ECA symposium 2025. This one-day symposium on February 19th 2025 will be held at The Shard, London and is designed for ECR/A, and Doctoral Students, and affords them the… Read more
Longitudinal Small Business Survey Research Showcase event
On the 20th November we held the annual Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) research showcase event at The Shard in London, an event hosted jointly with the Department for Business and Trade. After an introduction to the LSBS survey from Jayshree Varsani of DBT and Emma Osborne of BMG Research, ERC Director Stephen Roper presented… Read more
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