Annual small business survey 2003: executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A summary of the full survey (URN 04/389) looking at the needs of small businesses, their main concerns and the barriers that prevent them from fulfilling their potential.
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| 04/390 | 21-07-2004 |
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Business Links: value for money evaluation. Final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The central objective of the evaluation was to find out what value added Business Links have provided in terms of business support, and to improve the performance of small firms.
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| 98/1017 | 16-11-1998 |
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Business support and comprehensive area assessment: information note. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Aims to help local authorities and local strategic partnerships understand how ‘Solutions for business – funded by government’ (URN 09/1023), the new streamlined package of public funded business support, and the comprehensive area assessment will work alongside one another.
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| 09/828 | 07-04-2009 |
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Business support at the local level: frequently asked questions. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Answers to frequently asked questions on business support at the local level. Relates to information note URN 08/919.
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| 08/952 | 28-05-2008 |
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Business support monitoring survey wave 5: beneficiaries executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Findings of fifth wave of the business support cross product monitoring survey.
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| 06/1896 | 06-10-2006 |
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Business support simplification programme: business support at the local level - an information note. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Aims to help local authorities and local strategic partnerships interested in promoting enterprise and business growth understand the implications of the Government’s Business Support Simplification Programme (BSSP), including in the context of negotiating and planning the delivery of local area agreements. Builds on ‘Simple support, better business: business support in 2010’ (URN 08/746). See also frequently asked questions 08/952.
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| 08/919 | 28-05-2008 |
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Business support simplification programme: impact assessment. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Impact assessment is carried out in conjunction with business support simplification programme consultation (URN 07/1106) and covers the benefits of the programme to business. See also 07/1514 and 07/1692 for the Government response.
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| 07/1722 | 19-12-2007 |
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Can you afford not to? Business success in the low carbon economy. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Guide for business, presents the case for action to make savings, grasp new market opportunities and address strategic risks in an economy where resources such as energy, raw materials and water need to be used more effectively. It also highlights the benefits of engaging staff, customers and suppliers in the process of change.
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| 09/1457 | 04-11-2009 |
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Diversity and the skills for business network: how the sector skills councils are addressing diversity and some good practice case studies. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Diversity remains a significant issue across the UK labour market overall, and within specific sectors. There is a key role for the Skills for Business network in supporting and promoting the business case for diversity. Part A provides an analysis of the work of the Skills for Business network in relation to diversity. Part B presents 11 case studies on tackling diversity issues at sector level, focusing on the work of different SSCs, their partners and employers.
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| 06/637 | 31-01-2006 |
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90 Pages
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Early assessment of Business Link health checks. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Research report for BIS that aims to provide an early assessment of the process through which small and medium sized enterprises access health checks, the support they receive and the actions and behavioural changes they subsequently undertake. Also considers potential benefits likely to accrue to businesses as a result of the health check, and potential deadweight effects and an assessment is made of the overall effectiveness and additionality of the health check service.
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| 09/1537 | 27-11-2009 |
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REPORT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE Encouraging and supporting enterprise in rural areas. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Aims to review existing literature and policy practice concerned with entrepreneurship and small firms development in rural areas.
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| 01/1552 | 28-02-2002 |
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66 Pages
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REPORT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE Ethnic minority enterprise: policy in practice. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Reviews recent research on ethnic minority businesses, focusing in particular on policy implications.
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| 01/1542 | 30-06-2001 |
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57 Pages
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Evaluation of the Welland strategic alignment project: final report to the SBS. Annex volume 1. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The Welland strategic alignment project or 'pathfinder' was focused on the Welland sub region of East Midlands, with overall aim of improving the experience of customers in the Welland who wish to access business support services. This is the evaluation framework.
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| 07/1118 | 01-10-2007 |
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Evaluation of the Welland strategic alignment project: final report to the SBS. Annex volume 2. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The Welland strategic alignment project or 'pathfinder' was focused on the Welland sub region of East Midlands, with overall aim of improving the experience of customers in the Welland who wish to access business support services. This is the full evaluation.
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| 07/1119 | 01-10-2007 |
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Government funded business support. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Lists and provides information on Solutions for Business products, the Government’s portfolio of streamlined business support available in England. They offer a range of help for businesses, covering the whole business life cycle from start-up to development and growth.
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| 09/1556 | 07-12-2009 |
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REPORT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE Household survey of entrepreneurship 2001: research report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Details findings from a household survey of adults to discover attitudes to entrepreneurship, and explores attitudes towards business and business activity.
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| 01/1549 | 01-01-2002 |
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Household survey of entrepreneurship 2003: executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A summary of the full survey (URN 04/1320) of adults in England to find out the number or proportion who are considering or would consider going into business.
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| 04/1321 | 21-07-2004 |
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10 Pages
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Initial response to the consultation on simplifying business support to accompany the pre-budget report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out decisions taken in the light of the consultation on ‘Simplifying Business Support’ (URN 07/1106) relating to access to business support and business support interventions. See 07/1692 for the formal Government response and 07/1722 for the impact assessment.
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| 07/1514 | 09-10-2007 |
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28 Pages
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Investing in success: capturing the lessons from the phoenix development fund. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Full report. Reflections and conclusions from over 50 phoenix development fund projects whose funding ended in March 2006. Projects were based around providing enterprise support to disadvantaged groups.
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| 06/2240 | 01-05-2006 |
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103 Pages
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Investing in success: capturing the lessons from the phoenix development fund. Executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Executive summary of the evaluation report from the phoenix development fun's 50 plus projects, whose funding ended in March 2006.
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| 06/2241 | 01-05-2006 |
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11 Pages
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Is your business getting the real help it needs? Real help for business now. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Promotes free business health checks with a Business Link adviser and outlines some of the areas where businesses can receive help and advice.
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| 10/543 | 19-01-2010 |
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Leading lights: experiences from the phoenix development fund. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Profiles of all 90+ Phoenix Development Fund projects. Projects ran from January 2001 to March 2004.
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| 04/1026 | 06-05-2004 |
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Local authority demonstrators: final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report on how the Solutions for Business demonstrators have worked within local authorities. The demonstrators aimed to test how aspects of the business support simplification programme/solutions for business policy worked on the ground so that the lessons could be shared on relationships, funding streams, branding and improved coordination.
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| 09/996 | 27-05-2009 |
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Mystery shopping the early stages of the Business Link service. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report for BIS on research that tested the early stages of contact when businesses seek advice from Business Link, focusing on the level of responsiveness, professionalism and timeliness of the service. Real businesses were recruited as mystery shoppers. Findings show, overall, that there is widespread satisfaction and approval of the Business Link response and services received. Where dissatisfaction exists, much of it relates to failures in communication at the initial stages, and the level of satisfaction increased as the customer journey progressed.
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| 09/1538 | 27-11-2009 |
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People as vectors of technological capability in technology, knowledge and skills transfer schemes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
DTI commissioned study. The emphasis of the study was on technology transfer and the means by which business could acquire specialist skills and knowledge without the costs and risks of employing specialist staff. It concluded that such knowledge transfer schemes have strong theoretical and empirical support in international practice.
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| 01/1776 | 30-11-2001 |
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38 Pages
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Phoenix development fund: themed report summary. BME businesses and refugee support. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Following the publication of 'investing in success' by Kiki Maurey on behalf of SBS, eight themed report summaries were produced. The summaries focus on the respective projects and cover context, emerging lessons, strategic issues and key policy messages. This is the summary on BME businesses and refugee support.
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| 06/2244 | 01-05-2006 |
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Phoenix development fund: themed report summary. Disadvantage and disability. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Following the publication of 'Investing in Success' by Kiki Maurey on behalf of SBS, eight themed report summaries were produced. The summaries focus on the respective projects and cover context, emerging lessons, strategic issues and key policy messages. This is the summary on disadvantage and disability.
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| 06/2243 | 01-05-2006 |
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Phoenix development fund: themed report summary. Housing associations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Following the publication of 'investing in success' by Kiki Maurey on behalf of SBS, eight themed report summaries were produced. The summaries focus on the respective projects and cover context, emerging lessons, strategic issues and key policy messages. This is the summary on housing associations.
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| 06/2246 | 01-05-2006 |
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Phoenix development fund: themed report summary. Mental health and enterprise. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Following the publication of 'investing in success' by Kiki Maurey on behalf of SBS, eight themed report summaries were produced. The summaries focus on the respective projects and cover context, emerging lessons, strategic issues and key policy messages. This is the summary on mental health and enterprise.
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| 06/2249 | 01-05-2006 |
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Phoenix development fund: themed report summary. Sectoral perspectives. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Following the publication of 'investing in success' by Kiki Maurey on behalf of SBS, eight themed report summaries were produced. The summaries focus on the respective projects and cover context, emerging lessons, strategic issues and key policy messages. This is the summary on sectoral perspectives.
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| 06/2248 | 01-05-2006 |
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Phoenix development fund: themed report summary. Serving and ex-offenders. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Following the publication of 'investing in success' by Kiki Maurey on behalf of SBS, eight themed report summaries were produced. The summaries focus on the respective projects and cover context, emerging lessons, strategic issues and key policy messages. This is the summary on serving and ex-offenders.
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| 06/2247 | 01-05-2006 |
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Phoenix development fund: themed report summary. Women in enterprise. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Following the publication of 'investing in success' by Kiki Maurey on behalf of SBS, eight themed report summaries were produced. The summaries focus on the respective projects and cover context, emerging lessons, strategic issues and key policy messages. This is the summary on women in enterprise.
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| 06/2250 | 01-05-2006 |
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Phoenix development fund: themed summary report. Social enterprises. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Following the publication of 'investing in success' by Kiki Maurey on behalf of SBS, eight themed report summaries were produced. The summaries focus on the respective projects and cover context, emerging lessons, strategic issues and key policy messages. This is the summary on social enterprises.
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| 06/2245 | 01-05-2006 |
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DTI EVALUATION REPORT SERIES Regional business support pilots evaluation: stage two. Final report to the Small Business Service. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Stage two of the evaluation of the Regional Development Agency (RDA) business support pilots. They were designed to bring greater cohesion and co-ordination to regional business support, including the management of Business Links. ECOTEC were appointed by the Small Business Service in January 2004 to build on their 2003 stage one (baseline) report in undertaking a more qualitative assessment of progress to date.
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| 04/1120 | 30-06-2004 |
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Report on BSSP measurement and evaluation simulation study. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report for BERR on a study to identify potential problems and indicate remedies in the design of monitoring and evaluation systems for Government business support products. Relates to the business support simplification programme (BSSP). Uses modelling and analysis to identify possible problems and solutions to improve the monitoring and evaluation process before finalising the performance measurement framework.
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| 09/981 | 26-05-2009 |
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Research report 5. Business-led regeneration of deprived areas: a review of the evidence base. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A report commissioned by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in conjunction with the Small Business Service and supported by the HM Treasury Evidence Based Policy Fund.
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| 03/1938 | 31-03-2003 |
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REPORT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE Researching social enterprise: final report to the Small Business Service. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Policy orientated scoping study with following specific aims: to describe and review different types of social enterprise; identify available evidence on various contributions made by social enterprises; provide an overview of main sponsors of social enterprises; review efforts by enterprise agencies, Business Links and others to assist social enterprises; examine the extent to which social enterprises are distinct from the general business population, including looking at the main issues currently facing them; make recommendations concerning future research on social enterprises, especially where the SBS can play a supporting role.
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| 01/1548 | 31-07-2001 |
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Review of regulatory impact assessments by the Small Business Council. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
March 2007 report by the Small Business Council of a review of regulatory impact assessments.
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| 07/930 | 18-04-2007 |
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24 Pages
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SBS diversity in public sector procurement survey. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Survey providing a 'snapshot' assessment of the proportions of suppliers on the DTI, OGC and Treasury databases.
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| 03/1935 | 31-10-2003 |
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REPORT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE Segmenting support for small and medium sized enterprises. Identifying and disseminating best practice: research summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A summary of a report which examines the nature of segmentation with particular reference Trade Partners business development services and the Business Link network.
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| 01/1545 | 30-09-2001 |
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Simple support, better business: business support in 2010. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out the business support simplification programme policy framework and vision for 2010. See also information note 08/919.
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| 08/746 | 12-03-2008 |
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Simplifying business support: a consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Closed consultation. Seeks views of customers on the principles for a framework for publicly-funded business support. Consultation period ended 14 September 2007. For initial response see URN 07/1514, the formal Government response is 07/1692 and the impact assessment is 07/1722.
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| 07/1106 | 22-06-2007 |
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Simplifying business support: an introductory document. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out the aims of business support simplification in England and invites views from local government, business support organisations and business to help shape a simplified system of publicly funded business support.
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| 07/809 | 16-04-2007 |
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Simplifying business support: Government response to consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out the executive summary, conclusions and way forward for the future business support portfolio as a result of the responses to the recent public consultation (URN 07/1106). See also 07/1514 for the initial Government response and 07/1722 for the impact assessment.
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| 07/1692 | 19-12-2007 |
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REPORT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE SMEs and public sector procurement. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Research report into issues facing SMEs that sell or wish to sell goods or services to the public sector.
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| 01/1551 | 01-01-2002 |
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Solutions for business: a foundation for the future. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Summarises the progress Solutions for Business, Government’s portfolio of streamlined business support available in England, has made. Covers progress against delivery, early indications of the associated benefits, and an outline of the strategy for the future.
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| 09/1325 | 07-12-2009 |
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Solutions for business: funded by government. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Outlines the portfolio of business support products to help companies start, grow and succeed. See URN 09/825 for further information.
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| 09/1023 | 11-06-2009 |
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Solutions for business: supporting success. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Overview of the solutions for business portfolio from the business support simplification programme, which is being streamlined to offer help in a way that suits entrepreneurs and enterprises. Includes a summary for each product. See also economic paper URN 08/1352.
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| 09/825 | 31-03-2009 |
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Tackling mental health issues through enterprise. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Details the findings of a study to identify and review ways in which the promotion of enterprise could be used to support people with mental health problems back into employment.
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| 04/1328 | 28-07-2004 |
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The economic drivers of Government-funded business support: supporting analysis for 'Solutions for business: supporting success'. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Summarises the economic background and evidence that supports the simplified portfolio of business support outlined in ‘Solutions for business’ (URN 09/825). Gives the rationale for the products and draws on evaluation evidence, where possible, to show how each product fulfils that rationale and is cost-effective.
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| 08/1352 | 23-10-2008 |
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The impact of networks on the learning and skills development of businesses. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out the findings of research exploring the ways in which businesses use networks to address their learning and skills development needs, the various ways in which different types of business networks support the learning needs of their members, and impact that participation in learning activity supported by networks is seen to have on the performance of businesses.
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| 05/1931 | 31-12-2005 |
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REPORT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE Women's business ownership: a review of the academic, popular and internet literature. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The objective of this review is to present a detailed analysis of the research and popular literature on women entrepreneurs. The review includes an appraisal of the academic research, the popular literature and internet based information sources.
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| 01/1546 | 30-08-2001 |
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