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.
‘Micro-business Britain’ Research
The ERC has received some additional funding from the UK Government as a part of a broader £2 million programme of work to support the implementation of the industrial strategy. The programme, which is involving four ESRC-funded research investments, will lead to new insights on business growth, pay, skills and place. The ERC’s contribution will… Read more
Aiming high on R&D – Is the UK’s 2.4 % target achievable?
ONS figures published this week suggest that the UK spent 1.67 per cent of GDP on R&D in 2016 ranking the UK 11th in the EU. These latest figures put the UK well adrift of the ambitious target of 2.4 per cent R&D spending spelt out in the Industrial Strategy. So, is the 2.4 per… Read more
Publication news
All grown up? The fate after 15 years of a quarter of a million UK firms born in 1998. Authored by Michael Anyadike–Danes , Mark Hart and published in the Journal of Evolutionary Economics. All grown up? The fate after 15 years of a quarter of a million UK firms born in 1998 is the latest paper from the ERC helping… Read more
ERC Engagement
Mark Hart and Stephen Roper participated in a BEIS-ESRC invited workshop on ‘Business Support and SME Productivity’ in BEIS on Friday 16th February which was the first in a series of events in the review signalled in the Industrial Strategy.
Thought Experiment seminar
ERC Directors Mark Hart and Stephen Roper were guest speakers of the Open Innovation Team in the Cabinet Office on Thursday 15th February to kick off their Spring ‘Thought Experiment’ seminar series. They discussed SME growth and productivity and presented new data and ideas on business support and innovation to officials from Cabinet Office, HMT… Read more
ERC Research in Small Business Finance Markets report 2018
ERC research on high growth episodes and productivity forms part of the evidence base for the 4th Small Business Finance Markets report launched today by the British Business Bank.
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