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State of Small Business Britain Conference 2025 Presentation Videos
Presentation videos from the State of Small Business Britain conference 2025 are now available on the ERC YouTube channel.
GEM UK Policy Impact Report – Unlocking the Power of Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs in the UK.
Ethnic minority businesses (EMBs) are a significant yet under-recognised part of the UK economy. This impact report focuses on EMBs not as a niche issue, but as a way of understanding how entrepreneurial potential is created, constrained, or enabled within the UK’s wider business environment. The Time to Change: A Blueprint for Advancing the UK’s Ethnic… Read more
To plan or not to plan?
“Failure to plan is planning to fail” is the aphorism which might sum up conventional views of business planning. The concept of the professionally-managed firm highlights a standard approach to running a business; however, I know of a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) student who took a £4m turnover business to over £100m in 12 years… without having a plan. In… Read more
INSIGHT FROM INNOVATION STATE OF THE NATION SURVEY ( 2025)
The Innovation State of the Nation Survey (ISNS) provides an annual overview of innovation activity across a representative sample of UK businesses. This report focuses on the 2025 survey, conducted in early 2025 and covering 2,020 firms. Results are compared with those from the 2023 and 2024 surveys to highlight short-term trends in innovation levels,… Read more
Economic Intelligence Wales Report
New ERC research commissioned by Economic Intelligence Wales (EIW) shows that Wales is emerging as a UK leader in high-value intangible investments. Commissioned by Economic Intelligence Wales, this latest report reveals that Welsh firms anticipate quick and predictable investment returns – a key factor that appeals to investors.
Small grant funding for Secondary Analysis of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey
Call for proposals 2026 The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has made available £25,000 to fund five secondary analyses of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey. The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) is administering this call on behalf of DBT. Note that applications will not be accepted from anyone who is being supported through current ERC… Read more
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