Small and medium enterprise
Research Topic
Language: English
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Research problems linked to this topic
- What are the common costs of entering new markets for UK small and medium sized enterprises and what are the success rates in recovering these costs through new sales?
- What are the most effective business support practices to accelerate the growth of tech startups and scaleups?
- What are the barriers faced by founders outside of London and the South East in accessing finance, talent and support?
- How could incentives for cyber security adoption and change, to reducible risk, be posed to organisations? Is there a need for different types of incentivisation for different sectors or differing sizes of organisations?
- How should business support practices such as accelerators be designed to maximise their impact on tech startups and scaleups?
- What are innovators perceptions of regulations and standards in relation to innovation? Do perceptions vary depending on the type of innovator (e.g. start-up vs large firm) or depending on the stage of innovation (e.g. low vs high TRL)?
- What are the barriers to entry into the digital market faced by freelance workers and smaller creative organisations?
- Analyse and explain the current and future factors that affect the supply of regional private giving. What innovative methods can be used by small regional organisations to increase private giving?
- Innovation drivers and barriers: How can innovation support be better tailored to different types of firms and the specific barriers they face? To what extent is innovation in firms persistent and what factors influence this?
- More comprehensive evidence on the determinants of funding for early-stage companies, and on what stage companies struggle to secure funding the most.