The State of Small Business Britain Conference Report 2024
Published: 18 December 2024
ERC Insight paper
R&D and innovation pathways to business productivity and growth: What does the evidence suggest?
Published: 29 May 2024
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What Kind of Business Advice Improves Small Business Productivity?
Published: 4 March 2024
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Evaluating the local business growth effects of the UK City of Culture 2013 and 2017: A simple propensity score matching-difference-in-difference modelling approach
Published: 27 February 2024
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Productivity Puzzles, Long Tails and Productivity Heroes: developing a new focus for small business policy in the UK
Published: 21 February 2024
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Co-worker experiences of workplace mental health issues: insights from five case studies
Published: 27 November 2023
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The factors that shape a country’s ability to benefit from international R&D spillovers
Published: 3 October 2023
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The geography of intellectual property protection in the UK – 2011 to 2016
Published: 5 September 2023
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Evaluating the medium-term business performance effects of engaging with Catapults: A propensity score matching – difference-in-difference study
Published: 11 May 2023
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Business Confidence, TCA Adaptation, and Export Performance
Published: 8 February 2023
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An exploration of mental health and well-being workplace practices within family firms
Published: 15 November 2022
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The cost of doing business 2022q3 Data from the Small Business Price Index
Published: 11 November 2022
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R&D intensity at industry level: how does UK compare with top performing OECD countries?
Published: 8 November 2022
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Line managers: The emotional labour of managing workplace mental health issues
Published: 18 October 2022
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Workplace mental health and well-being during COVID-19: Evidence from three waves of employer surveys
Published: 26 September 2022
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The cost of doing business 2022q2 : Data from the Small Business Price Index
Published: 21 September 2022
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Bolton 50 Years On: What We Can Learn from a Landmark Study of Small Businesses
Published: 23 February 2022
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Twin Green and Digital Transitions: Joint adoption of net zero and digital practices by UK SMEs
Published: 27 October 2021
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Assessing innovation spillovers from the public science system
Published: 26 October 2021
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Eco-innovation and Green Start-ups: An Evidence Review
Published: 7 September 2021
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The UK’s business R&D workforce: skills, sector trends and future challenges
Published: 2 September 2021
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Workplace mental health and wellbeing in Midlands firms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published: 10 June 2021
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK SMES and their response
Published: 10 February 2021
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Talking about workplace mental health: How do employers in the Midlands understand and experience mental health issues?
Published: 18 November 2020
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Workplace mental health and Covid-19: experiences of firms in the Midlands
Published: 4 November 2020
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Understanding Disparities in Local Productivity in the UK: Are we using the right measure?
Published: 16 October 2020
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First findings on the impact of COVID-19 on self-employment in the UK – evidence from the Understanding Society household survey
Published: 11 August 2020
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International sectoral R&D trends after the global financial crisis: What can we learn for current policy?
Published: 28 May 2020
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R&D and innovation after Covid-19: What can we expect? A review of trends after the financial crisis
Published: 7 May 2020
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Online Peer-to-Peer lending to finance business growth: Evidence from Funding Circle
Published: 6 May 2020
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The business effects of pandemics – a rapid literature review
Published: 16 April 2020
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Determinants of demand and participation in cultural events
Published: 18 February 2020
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Does the City of Culture (COC) create long-term benefits? Comparing the performance of Derry-Londonderry to other short-listed cities.
Published: 17 September 2019
ERC Insight Paper
Exploring the links between design investment, innovation and productivity
Published: 12 September 2018
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Recent trends in the digital creative sector in Coventry and Warwickshire
Published: 29 May 2018
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High performing firms and job creation: a longitudinal analysis (1998-2013) ERC Insight Paper
Published: 3 April 2017
ERC Insight Paper
Sustaining growth – the HR dimension HR practices and management and leadership skills of High Growth SMEs
Published: 30 June 2016
ERC Insight Paper
UK Mid-Market – ‘Overlooked Middle’ or Lair of the Hidden Champions?
Published: 1 November 2013
This paper highlights two alternative views of the UK mid-market. The ‘overlooked middle’ perspective emphasises that UK economic policy in relation to Medium Sized Businesses (MSBs) has been symbolic rather than substantive, lacking scale and consistency. The 'Hidden Champions' perspective recognises the rapid growth of leading MSBs and the lack of acknowledgement they receive in the UK.
