Official Statistics

Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with no employees

Findings of the Small Business Survey 2024 on the performance of businesses with no employees.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 25 September 2025

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with no employees

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with no employees - data

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with no employees - data - Cohort A

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with no employees - data - Cohort B

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with no employees - data - Cohort C

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with no employees - data - Cohort A

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2023: businesses with no employees - data - Cohort C

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with no employees - data for figures in report

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Details

This Small Business Survey report provides the findings for businesses with no employees in 2024. It provides details of business performance and the factors that affect this performance, including:

• performance in terms of employment and turnover
• exporting
• access to finance
• obstacles to business success
• innovation activity
• future plans

Published 25 September 2025