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Small Business Survey 2018: panel report

Findings of the Small Business Survey 2018 on the performance of businesses that were interviewed in 4 successive years: 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2018: panel report

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This is one of our Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) reports. It provides the panel data for businesses that were interviewed in 2015 and then re-interviewed in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The report provides details of business performance and the factors that affect this performance, including:

  • performance in terms of employment and turnover

  • ambition and expectations of future performance

  • access to finance

  • use of business support

  • obstacles to business success

Published 27 June 2019