Enterprising individuals and communities

The various reports listed below contain evidence on whether individuals, and particular communities, have the opportunity to develop their enterprising skills and the information to take calculated risks whether prior to starting-up, as employees or as business owners. They include research on the enterprising aspirations of various groups, barriers to enterprise and the capabilities of those within a business to achieve growth.

Older reports can be found at the National Archives website.

2010

• Social Enterprise Barometer: February 2010 (PDF, 412 Kb) 
• Global Entrepreneurship Monitor United Kingdom 2009 Monitoring Report (PDF, 1300KB)
• Evaluation of Community Development Finance Institutions CDFIs report (PDF, 2.2 Mb)  
• The National Evaluation of Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs): An Action-Orientated Summary for the Sector (DOC, 846 Kb)  

2008

• BERR household survey of entrepreneurship 2005: ethnic groups supplement report (1289KB)  
• Assessing the effectiveness of different forms of support for women's enterprise: the regional women's enterprise initiatives (357KB)  

2007

• Report on ethnic minority business workshop 1 February 2007 (74KB) 
• Ethnic minority business workshop paper 1. Ethnic minority business in the UK: a review of research and policy developments (207KB)  
• Ethnic minority business workshop paper 2. Assessing data needs and gaps for studying ethnic entrepreneurship in Britain: a review paper (654KB)  
• Ethnic minority business workshop paper 3. Ethnic minority business: policy and practice review (133KB)  
• Exploring gender differentials in access to business finance: an econometric analysis of survey data (1974KB)  
• Mainstreaming business support targeted at disadvantaged communities: a report for the Small Business Service (493KB)  
• Finance for small and medium-sized enterprises: comparisons of ethnic minority and white owned businesses (2743KB)  

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