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.
Longitudinal Small Business Survey. Call for proposals 2018
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has made available £25,000 to fund five secondary analyses of the first three waves of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey. The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) is administering this call on behalf of BEIS. Note that applications will not be accepted from anyone who is being supported through… Read more
Spin-outs and the great university challenge
ERC research cited in article by James Hurley in the Times, 10/09/2018 A 2015 study into spin-outs by the Enterprise Research Centre found that for the “majority of academic founders” there were “significant tensions” between their commitments to university academic work and the demands of the embryonic company. Research paper No 35: Profiling UK university spin-outs… Read more
On the value of daughters
Having a daughter can be a delight. I should know I have two. It turns out however that having a daughter is not only a delight but that it can also have a significant effect on the decisions we make about how we run our organisations and businesses. A fascinating new research paper describes what… Read more
Supporting start-ups and local business
Start-ups are crucial to the growth of the UK economy, with nearly 600,000 companies established last year – but support is needed to sustain local businesses beyond the start-up phase. Growth of small business is an important part of driving economic progress and rebalancing the UK economy. The UK now has a larger number of… Read more
Chartered Association of Business Schools latest Impact Case Study revealed
Revealing the factors which drive innovation, growth and productivity in small and medium-sized enterprises The Enterprise Research Centre and its work features as one of the latest case studies by the Chartered Association of Business Schools.
Building Better Business Resilience
The ERC held an event at The Shard in London on 5th of July to mark the launch of the first report from the ‘Building Better Business Resilience’ study. The project is a 2-year European study investigating SME resilience in under-represented communities, which is being supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. There was excellent engagement… Read more
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