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Small Business Finance Markets Report 2019

February 11, 2019

ERC research on regional distribution of fast-growing and high-growth firms and VC for women-led businesses highlighted in the Small Business Finance Markets Report 2019 launch by the British Business Bank this morning.

Gazelle firms hoover up rural jobs but ‘superstars’ boost productivity for all

January 22, 2019

The UK’s efforts to boost productivity while ironing out regional inequalities in job creation may be fundamentally at odds, according to a study of so-called ‘gazelle’ firms. The findings, based on a study of 6.25m firms over a 17-year period by the ERC , shed new light on the spillover effects high-growth firms have on… Read more

‘Productivity from Below: Addressing the Productivity Challenges of Microbusinesses’.

January 21, 2019

The ERC are delighted to be involved in leading elements of the ‘Productivity from below: addressing the productivity challenges of microbusinesses‘ project, working with Monder Ram at CREME. Bringing together three leading research centres: the Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME), the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) and City-REDI (Regional Economic Development Institute) CREME… Read more

Small Business Owner or Entrepreneur and why it matters?

January 14, 2019

Mark Hart contributed to an article on Forbes.com published today examining the labels used by and to describe business owners. Mark said “Not content with working out whether someone running a business is an entrepreneur or not we have now got a proliferation of labels to describe a particular demographic group the ‘entrepreneur’ is hailing… Read more

Disaster doesn’t have to mean the end of the road

December 18, 2018

Coverage in the Times of our new research into SME Resilience – crucial topic for policymakers to ensure businesses can bounce back from adversity.

Minority-led firms more likely to face “survival threats”

December 12, 2018

New study by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) of 600 London firms finds 48% of businesses run by ethnic minority leaders suffered a major crisis in past five years. Data on different types of entrepreneur provides basis for new toolkit to help businesses become more resilient to threats. With Brexit uncertainty continuing, study hopes to… Read more

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Small Business Finance Markets Report 2019

Gazelle firms hoover up rural jobs but ‘superstars’ boost productivity for all

‘Productivity from Below: Addressing the Productivity Challenges of Microbusinesses’.

Small Business Owner or Entrepreneur and why it matters?

Disaster doesn’t have to mean the end of the road

Minority-led firms more likely to face “survival threats”

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