This study was designed to ‘sense check’ emerging estimates of the monthly administrative costs associated with personal accounts arrangements in SMEs. The principal aims were to:(a) Solicit views on the accuracy of estimates of time/costs based on internal government analysis.(b) Identify...

In December 2006 the Government announced proposals to promote private pension saving across UK workplaces. These proposals are explained in the Government’s White Paper, ‘Personal accounts: a new way to save’ . The proposed personal accounts system will operate from 2012 and will require...

This study was undertaken by Durham Business School on behalf of the Small Business Service from February to July 2006 and is intended to provide a better understanding of the perceptions of small business about growth. In total, 73 small businesses took part in 10 in-depth focus groups...

The aims of the project, in summary, are:● To provide an indication of the amounts of public money being spent on services to SMEs. The focus would be on central government, detailed mapping in three case study regions (covering all regional and local agencies), and headline mapping in the...