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  • Follow-up research into mid-cap businesses having difficulty raising bank finance

    Re-surveys businesses that had difficulty obtaining finance in the 2010 finance survey of mid-cap businesses (URN 10/635) and assesses the reasons…

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Results from the 2010 finance survey of mid-cap businesses

    Repeats the previous 2009 survey (see URNs 10/635 and 10/1353). Surveyed mid-cap businesses on their demand and ability to obtain bank finance…

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Improving publicly-backed venture capital provision

    Report on a study to inform BIS on how publicly-backed equity funds that they support can work more effectively and efficiently together, and…

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Infrastructure Cost Review

    An investigation into how to reduce civil engineering costs for major infrastructure projects

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Improving infrastructure delivery and performance
    • Organisation: Infrastructure and Projects Authority and 1 others
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  • Companies Act 2006: evaluation report (volume 1)

    Volume 1 of a 2 volume report on the Companies Act 2006 by ORC International for the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: BIS monitoring and evaluation
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Companies Act 2006: appendices to evaluation (volume 2)

    Volume 2 of a 2 volume report on the Companies Act 2006 by ORC International for the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: BIS monitoring and evaluation
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Companies Act 2006: executive summary of evaluation report

    Executive summary of a 2 volume report on the Companies Act 2006, by ORC International for the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: BIS monitoring and evaluation
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Companies Act 2006: main findings of evaluation report (table)

    Summary table for the main findings of a 2 volume report on the Companies Act 2006 by ORC International for BIS.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: BIS monitoring and evaluation
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Safety lessons: running ship engines in port

    A safety message to the shipping industry about the potential hazards of starting engines when passengers and vehicles are embarking or disembarking.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: MAIB safety information and flyers
    • Organisation: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
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  • Know your consumer rights campaign: case study

    Case study on the ‘Know your consumer rights’ campaign led by BIS in partnership with the Office of Fair Trading and Consumer Focus.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Reducing alcohol misuse: social marketing campaign - case sudy

    Case study on the social marketing campaign to combat alcohol misuse.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Credit and store card regulations and users rights: case study

    Case study on tackling increasing concern about debt affordability and potential irresponsible lending practices.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Regulation of injectable cosmetic treatment providers

    Case study on the regulation of the providers of injectable cosmetic treatments in a rapidly growing market.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Salt reduction programme (Food Standards Agency, 2004): case study

    Case study on the 2004 Food Standards Agency (FSA) salt reduction programme.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Commercially Viable Local Television in the UK – A Review by Nicholas Shott

    Nicholas Shott has submitted his final report to Jeremy Hunt advising on the conditions necessary for commercially viable local TV to be sustainable in the UK.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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  • Valuing the benefits of regeneration: economics paper 7

    Study examining how the benefits of regeneration might be valued, to underpin research on how to compare the costs and benefits of regeneration.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: DCLG economics papers
    • Organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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  • Manufacturing in the UK: economic analysis

    Provides evidence and analysis on the UK manufacturing sector. BIS economics paper number 10A.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: BIS economics papers
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Manufacturing in the UK: supplementary analysis

    Examines the performance of the UK manufacturing sector, illustrating how it compares with main competitors. BIS economics paper number 10B.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: BIS economics papers
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • The medical technology, medical biotechnology and industrial biotechnology sectors in the UK: update December 2010

    Second annual report analysing information from the bioscience and health technology database, which relates to companies that are active in…

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • BIS innovation infrastructure report

    Report on a project that investigated ways of better aligning and coordinating the services offered by the innovation infrastructure partners…

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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