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.
Funding available for research on domestic business investment
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has made available £35,000 to fund four research projects to improve our understanding of domestic business investment. DBT will also provide a new survey dataset acquired from the Bank of England on business finance and investment decision-making. Grants for four projects (up to £10.9k per project at 100%… Read more
GEM UK report 2023_2024 launched
The latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK report, in partnership with NatWest has been launched today an event at the Aston University Enterprise Hub. The report this year highlights significant progress and enduring challenges in the UK’s entrepreneurial landscape over the past 25 years. Reflecting on a quarter-century of entrepreneurial activity, the report contextualises the… Read more
Mental health training for line managers linked to better business performance, says new study
Mental health training for line managers is strongly linked to better business performance, and it could save companies millions of pounds in lost sick days every year, according to new research led by experts at the University of Nottingham, carried out as a part of a larger programme of work on mental health and productivity… Read more
Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Productivity event
On 20th May we held a joint event with the PrOPEL Hub on Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Productivity to share some insights from some of the latest research funded by the ESRC. The first presentation of the day was by ERC Research Fellow Maria Wishart. Maria gave an overview of the emerging findings from… Read more
What can we learn from Swedish approaches to workplace mental health?
In a recent speech, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that work is good for those with anxiety and milder depression and has signalled that benefits may be removed from some mental health sufferers as part of a reform of the benefits system. But his assertion has provoked an outcry from mental health charities including Mind,… Read more
Evidence Day _ Scale Up week
ERC Deputy Director Mark Hart is an invited speaker at a Virtual Evidence Day session on Monday 17th June during Scale Up Week on: “Scaleup & growth programs: what works and doesn’t work, and under what conditions?” ScaleUp Week will showcase the latest scaling practices and celebrate the potential of scaleups across Canada. Discover the… Read more
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