Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the ERC is the UK’s leading centre of excellence for research into the growth, innovation and productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our research helps shape better policies and practices that enable SMEs to thrive.
Successful Applicants for DBT Call for Research on Business Investment
We are pleased to announce the successful applicants for the DBT call for proposals on research into business investment. Following a competitive selection process, the following research projects have been awarded funding: Professor Marc Cowling (Oxford Brookes Business School) – £20,000 for Estimating Underinvestment in the UK Business Sector. Dr Thao Nguyen (Newcastle University) – £7,500… Read more
Successful Applicants for the 2025 Longitudinal Small Business Survey Secondary Analysis Call
We are pleased to announce the successful applicants for the 2025 call for proposals under the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) funding initiative for secondary analyses of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS). After a competitive selection process, the following research projects have been awarded funding: Jorge Velez Ospina (University of Sussex and National… Read more
State of Small Business Britain Report 2024 : Rising to the Challenge
Last week we published the latest State of Small Business Britain report , our annual review of trends and issues affecting the UK’s small businesses, drawing together ERC research from the past year. These are testing times for small businesses. Recent years have seen them have to confront a range of challenges, including a global… Read more
Small grant funding for research on business investment Call for proposals 2025
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has made available £20,000 (£24,000 @ 100% FEC) to fund a research project to strengthen the evidence base and improve understanding of domestic business investment, the mechanisms through which growth and productivity are affected and the role for government. The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) is administering this call… Read more
ISBE / ERC Winter symposium 2025
The ERC team hosted the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 2025 ECR/ECA Winter Symposium on February 19th at Warwick Business School’s London offices at The Shard. The one-day symposium was designed to give early career researchers and doctoral students an opportunity to present research papers in development and gain feedback from both their… Read more
Entrepreneurship Fear of Failure on the Rise, According to Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report
Around the world, the number of people deterred from starting a business because of fear it might fail is increasing, according to the GEM 2024/2025 Global Report titled Entrepreneurship Reality Check, released today at a special event to launch the report in Bilbao, Spain. Those who take the leap are uncertain about the expected role… Read more
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