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Recent research
Business rates
 
Does the location of your business have an impact on its success? With the draft business rates due to be sent out in October, we are asking you what effect your location has on your business. The results of this research will support our campaigning activities on issues including business rates.
 
Not only will you be helping to support small businesses such as your own, but you will also be entered into a prize draw to win a case of wine worth £100. Click here to complete the survey now.
 
Regulation
 
In order to gain a greater understanding of the impact of regulation on business, we surveyed our members in July 2009 on the cost of compliance. Click here to view the results.
 
Economic Downturn Panel
 
In November 2008, we launched an Economic Downturn Panel of small businesses, which reports monthly on the state of the UK's economy. The results of this research can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the dates below:
 
 
Note: you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view these documents. If you do not, you can download it here.
 
Budget 2009
 
In March 2009, we surveyed our members on the state of the economy and the measures they wanted to see implemented in the 2009 Budget. Click here to view the results.
 
In September 2008, we asked our members to define their wishlist for the Pre-Budget Report. Click here to view the results. 
 
Access to finance
 
We surveyed our members in December 2008 on issues related to access to, and the cost of, finance, and the impact of this on trading. Click here to view the results.
 
Late payment
 
In August 2008 ,we asked our members about the issue of late payment and the impact that it has on their businesses. Click here to view the results.   
 
Skills and training
 
Our members told us their needs and views on recruitment, skills and training in survey we conducted in June 2008. Click here to view the results.
 
Utilities
 
In January 2009, we asked our members about their experiences with utilities providers. The questions related to utilities costs, customer service and business owners' experiences of the regulators. Click here to view the results.