- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Summary of main findings
- 1.2 Background
- 1.3 The Annual Small Business Survey
- 1.4 Definitions used in report
- 1.4 Structure of Report
- 2. The Business Population
- 2.1 Locations of English businesses
- 2.2 Legal status
- 2.3 Size of business
- 2.4 Turnover
- 2.5 Age of business
- 2.6 Sectoral patterns
- 3. Business Dynamics
- 3.1 Growth
- 3.2 Innovation
- 3.3 Obstacles to success
- 3.4 Government support
- 4. ICT
- 4.1 Uses of ICT
- 4.2 Access to broadband
- 5. Transport Issues
- 5.1 Satisfaction with public transport
- 5.2 Public transport and recruitment
- 5.3 Transport issues as an obstacle to success
- 6. The Environment
- 6.1 Action taken
- 6.2 Government help with environmental performance
- 6.3 Social and environmental goals
- 6.4 Promoting business as environmentally friendly
- 7. Qualifications and skills
- 7.1 Qualification of owner
- 7.2 Skills shortages as an obstacle to success
- 7.3 Satisfaction with marketing skills available
- 7.4 Training of managers
- 8. Family businesses and businesses with no employees
- 8.1 Family businesses by sector
- 8.2 Family businesses by size
- 8.3 Reasons for having no employees
- 9. Summary/Conclusions
- 9.1 Differences between rural and urban businesses
- 9.2 The effects of remoteness
- 9.3 Dispersed areas and PSA4 districts
- 9.4 Dynamic potential
- Annex 1 Methodology
- A1.1 Rural and Urban Definitions
- A1.2 PSA4 Productivity Indicator Districts
- A1.3 Adding rural and urban flags
- A1.4 Data limitations and significance testing
- Annex 2 Additional Tables
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