The LSBS is an annual telephone survey of UK SMEs led by the DBT, which has been running since 2015. It covers a broad range of topics around the factors that affect SME performance, including ambition, innovation, exporting, training, access to finance and business support. The LSBS is a large-scale survey with official statistics status…. Read more
Several members of the ERC team took part in the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) conference in Glasgow on 5th and 6th November. The conference theme this year was “Collaborating across Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: opportunities for inclusion, innovation, sustainability, resilience and growth” ERC staff presented papers on a range of themes receiving a nomination… Read more
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ( GEM ) UK National report 2024/25 is being launched today as part of the “Entrepreneurial Insights in a Turbulent World: Headline Findings from the GEM Survey” event hosted by Warwick Business School. Mark Hart, UK GEM lead will present findings from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2024 UK survey. Highlights from… Read more
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and the succession of lockdowns, social distancing rules and restrictions on businesses pushed many small businesses to the brink. While various forms of government support were available, corporate insolvencies in England and Wales rose in 2023 to the highest level in thirty years, according to the Insolvency Service. To be better… Read more
This year’s State of Small Business Britain Conference took place on 3rd October at The Shard in London, facilitated by ERC Steering Group Chair Jane Galsworthy. This was the ninth ERC annual conference, an event which brings together a mixed, well-informed community of academics, policymakers, practitioners and business leaders interested in small business policy for… Read more
