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Globally Competitive Business Environment - 2003 to 2007 Reports

The reports listed below contain evidence on the environment for business offered by the UK, in particular whether it enables the start-up of new businesses and growth of existing ones. They include evidence on the ease of accessing finance and business support, the impact of the regulatory and legal framework and the impact this has on such factors as the ease of start up, research and development, training and innovation within business. The reports below go back as far as 2003. Reports for 2002 and 2001 can be accessed from the links on the right hand side of this page.

2007

 

Economic impact study of Business Link local serviceWord document (2844KB)

 

Evaluation of the Welland strategic alignment project: final report to the SBSWord document (1356KB)

 

Evaluation of the Welland strategic alignment project: final report to the SBS. Welland Enterprise Agency: provider and business case studiesWord document (13673KB)

2006

 Mapping of government services for small business: final report

 Small businesses in rural areas: an analysis of the annual small business survey 2004

 Factors determining the performance of early stage high-technology venture capital funds: a review of the academic literature.

 

2005

 

Regulation and small firm performance and growth: a review of the literature
  SME Funding Report 

 A mapping study of venture capital provision to SMEs in England 

2004

 Evaluation of the investment readiness demonstration projects and fit4finance

 Passing the baton: encouraging successful business transfers. Evidence and key stakeholder opinion

 International review of business support and brokerage

 SME growth trajectories: a pilot study of UK SME growth and survival using the CBR panel data

 

2003

Developing better regulation and policy [evidence base section 8]

 Qualitative research into small business experiences of using government services

 How do innovating small and medium sized enterprises use business support services?

 
Improving small businesses' experience of Government services [evidence base section 7]

 Tracking Euro preparations amongst UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with European Union (EU) links: Summary

 SBS diversity in public sector procurement survey

 Improving access to finance for small businesses [evidence base section 5]

 Small Business Service. Early assessment of the company rescue scheme pilots: final report

 Encouraging a more dynamic start-up market [evidence base section 3]

 Barriers to self-employment for disabled people: summary

 The contribution of the self-employed to employment in the EU: summary

 Building the capability for small business growth [evidence base section 4]

 Making a difference: the contribution of graduates to small business success: summary

 

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