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Derailing the future of economic growth

The UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a complex mix of demographic and financing pressures – as baby-boomers reach retirement age – with worrying consequences for both SMEs themselves and the broader UK economy.

Ode to IT upgrades

Investing in IT and technology is a popular way for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to improve how they operate, according to a new report from the EIU.

Wealth creators

Report Summary 

Entrepreneurs are seen as a key driver of the UK’s economic recovery, and new businesses are on the increase. This year alone, over 44,500 start-up businesses had registered by mid-February, according to the government’s StartUp Britain website. But beyond their economic importance as taxpayers and employers, these wealth creators make other positive contributions to society. Yet the UK often has a distinctly ambivalent attitude towards the affluent individuals who succeed in their business ambitions.

Strength in numbers

Traditionally, firms have succeeded by organising themselves efficiently around the production of innovative, yet standard solutions. However, technological advances are rapidly accelerating the process by which they can innovate.

Cashing out the till

Looking beyond the aesthetics, there are compelling business reasons for retailers to pull down the ‘Check Out’, ‘Pay Here’ and ‘Till Point’ signs hanging from the shop ceiling.

Measuring the cost of cybercrime

In this two-part series, sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton, the EIU examines just how well we understand the "hard" and "soft" costs that cyberattacks inflict on companies.

Business across borders

In January 2013 The Economist Intelligence Unit conducted a global survey of 451 executives on behalf of Reed Smith. All respondents represented companies that conduct business internationally. Over one-half of respondents (56%) are C-level executives and 53% are from companies with annual revenues in excess of US$500m. Just under one-third of respondents are from Asia-Pacific (30%) and from North-America (30%), and nearly one-third (32%) are from Europe. The remainder of respondents are from the rest of the world, including the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

The data directive

In July 1995, a former hedge fund executive launched a website that aimed to upend the traditional way of selling consumer goods, starting with books but soon expanding into a diverse array of products.

An expanding network of risk and opportunity

In November 2012, the Economist Intelligence Unit, on behalf of Zurich, surveyed 549 small business ownersand directors in the UK to explore what SMEs think about the current economic landscape and how they areadapting in order to survive and succeed.

Flying high

New research published this week shows that the CEOs of some of Europe's blue-chip companies routinely spend over 100 days on business travel. Last year, Elmar Degenhart, the CEO of Continental, the German tyre-maker, spent over 150 days away from head office, travelling to meet customers, employees, investors and analysts.

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