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 State of Small Business Britain Conference 2025
We were back at University of Warwick – Warwick Business School‘s offices at The Shard on December 2nd 2025 for the 10th annual ERC State of Small Business Britain Conference… and what a day! The focus this year was on small business support, inclusion and growth. Earlier this year, the government published a new small… Read more
ERC Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) research showcase event.
The LSBS is an annual telephone survey of UK SMEs led by the DBT, which has been running since 2015. It covers a broad range of topics around the factors that affect SME performance, including ambition, innovation, exporting, training, access to finance and business support. The LSBS is a large-scale survey with official statistics status…. Read more
ERC @ISBE 2025
Several members of the ERC team took part in the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) conference in Glasgow on 5th and 6th November. The conference theme this year was “Collaborating across Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: opportunities for inclusion, innovation, sustainability, resilience and growth” ERC staff presented papers on a range of themes receiving a nomination… Read more
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor UK National report 2024/25
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ( GEM ) UK National report 2024/25 is being launched today as part of the “Entrepreneurial Insights in a Turbulent World: Headline Findings from the GEM Survey” event hosted by Warwick Business School. Mark Hart, UK GEM lead will present findings from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2024 UK survey. Highlights from… Read more
Post-Brexit Pragmatism? What the UK–EU Reset Summit Means for SMEs
The long-anticipated UK–EU Reset Summit, held in London on 19 May 2025, marked a significant, despite cautious, turning point in the post-Brexit relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. As the first structured political dialogue since the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) in 2021, the summit offered a new platform… Read more
The New Business Growth Service – Six Steps to Growth
Launched on Small Business Saturday on 7th December 2024, the details of what the new Business Growth Service (Mk2) will provide for the small business sector across England has yet to be revealed, but we are assured it will not be long now. Under the previous Government, the business support landscape in England was weakened… Read more
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