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.
ERC at conference
ERC’s Mark Hart and Stephen Roper are both participating in fringe events at the Conservative Party Conference on October 6th 2015. Mark Hart is one of the key speakers at an evening event hosted by Bright Blue in partnership with the IPSE entitled: “Going it alone: supporting self-employed Britain”. Stephen Roper has been invited by the… Read more
SMES: HOW PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS CAN GROW YOUR BUSINESS
SMES: HOW PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS CAN GROW YOUR BUSINESS Research shows that a lack of management skills is responsible for 56% of small business failures, yet just one in three businesses with 5-24 employees have provided management training in the last 12 months. Growing Your Small Business connects SMEs with their local business schools and… Read more
Sociology of Enterprise
New Research by the Enterprise Research Centre for BIS finds that a business owner’s ‘growth disposition’ can drive business performance and actual business growth. Drawing on social theory, this innovative study looked at whether small business owners exhibit different dispositions regarding growth and, if so, whether and how these affect their mind-sets, business behaviours (i.e…. Read more
‘How innovative is your average lawyer? New survey tells the story’.
Legal professionals are becoming more innovative in running their businesses but more is needed, a new report indicates Findings from the largest ever study of innovation in the legal sector, commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Legal Services Board (LSB), suggest that legal professionals, including solicitors and barristers, are becoming more innovative… Read more
State of Small Business Britain 2015
ERC’s State of Small Business Britain Conference 2015 welcomed over 150 delegates to the Thinktank in Birmingham’s Millennium Point. The morning kicked off with a close look at what happened to the economy between 2008 and 2014 and its impact on small and medium sized businesses. We were proud to launch our UK ‘Growth Dashboard’… Read more
State of Small Business Britain conference survey 2015
We hope you enjoyed the ERC Annual State of Small Business conference on Tuesday June 16th at Thinktank,Birmingham. In order that we can improve future ERC events, we would be delighted if you could complete our short survey. We welcome all comments, thoughts and of course any ideas that you may have for future conferences…. Read more
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