Research and analysis

Small Business Survey 2012: growth

Provides in depth analysis of the findings for growth businesses and the factors that affect growth in the Small Business Survey (SBS) 2012.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 31 May 2013

Documents

Small Business Survey 2012: growth special report

Ref: BIS/13/883

PDF, 293 KB, 45 pages

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Details

Complements the Small Business Survey 2012 (SBS) by providing in depth analyses of the findings for growth businesses and the factors that affect growth.

It divides the Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) employers based on their growth patterns:

• Growers
• Stable
• Shrinkers

It also considers the different characteristics and issues faced by each group and includes an analysis of businesses that have experienced high rates of growth.

This report is based on these SME employers only.

Published 31 May 2013