State of Small Business Britain Conference 2023: SME Futures

On Wednesday 21st June the ERC team were back at The Shard for our annual State of Small Business Britain conference. The conference, which was chaired this year by our Steering Group Chair Jane Galsworthy, focused on the theme of ‘SME futures’. Delegates enjoyed a day full of knowledgeable and inspiring speakers on a range… Read more

Is presenteeism the new absenteeism?

As businesses continue to rebound from the pandemic, and new ways of hybrid and remote working become embedded, a new ERC study finds that while mental health-related sickness levels are remaining flat, presenteeism has increased sharply. Some reports suggest that this may, in part, be a consequence of new working practices. What does this mean… Read more

Exploring new frontiers

Read the latest newsletter including registration details for the State of Small Business Britain conference 2023.    

Healthy Workplace Ireland report launch

The launch of the new report Healthy Workplace Ireland: A Survey of Mental Health & Well-Being Promotion took place at an event at University College Cork on 29th March. The report is authored by Dr Jane Bourke, and Niamh Lenihan of University College Cork and ERC Director Professor Stephen Roper. It highlights the challenges employers… Read more

Exploring the productivity gap

    The second Savvitas Business and Parliament Forum on women’s entrepreneurship  took place on  March 22nd and was again skilfully chaired by Mark Hart, ERC, Aston Business School  with Helene Martin Gee and Sue Lawton MBE.   The topic this time was Productivity, exploring the UK’s productivity gap, whether this is wider for women entrepreneurs, and if so,… Read more

ERC/IFB Research Foundation : New Frontiers in Family Business Research Conference

On 2nd March, the ERC team were back at The Shard for the New Frontiers in Family Business Research Conference, our first event held in partnership with the Institute for Family Business Research Foundation. The conference aimed to bring together researchers, policy makers, and family business practitioners to discuss current themes and challenges in the… Read more

Adapting to a “New Normal”

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2022/2023 Global Report The 2022/2023 Global Report launched today at the Annual conference presents the results of GEM’s 24th research cycle. This adds another round of extensive national surveys to an already substantial GEM database of entrepreneurial results. In 2022, over 170,000 individuals were interviewed across 49 different economies, adding their views… Read more

ERC Steering Group changes

We are pleased to announce the appointment of eight new members to the ERC’s Steering Group. The new members to join the group are: Liz Barclay, the UK’s Small Business Commissioner; Verity Davidge, Make UK; Delma Dwight, Midlands Engine; Nola Hewitt-Dundas, Queens University Belfast; Lee Hopley, UK Finance; Dinah Jackson, NICRE/Rural Design Centre; Richard Jeffery,… Read more