A Skills Perspective: Labour’s First 100 Days and Beyond
As Labour moves beyond its first 100 days in Government and the Chancellor’s first fiscal event in post, Nichola Hay MBE, Director of Apprenticeship Strategy…
SMEs
What does SME mean?
SME stands for Small and medium-sized enterprises.
What are SMEs?
Small and medium-sized enterprises or small and medium-sized businesses are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits.
How many SMEs are in the UK?
At the start of 2023 there were 5.5 million small businesses (with 0 to 49 employees), 99.2% of the total business population. SMEs account for 99.9% of the business population (5.6 million businesses).
Durham University Business School Supports SMEs in Masterclass Sessions – Driving Local Innovation and Growth
A masterclass, designed to support and scale-up small to medium sized enterprises across the North East, helping to drive economic development across the region, has…
Edge Release New Report on Government Changes to Apprenticeship Levy
The Edge Foundation release an innovative policy report today commenting on the new Government‘s commitments to replace the Apprenticeship Levy with a Growth and Skills…
Edge’s response to Labour and the Conservatives’ apprenticeship plans
The Importance of Apprenticeships in the Election Campaign An understated but, nevertheless, serious wedge issue, both the Labour and Conservative parties have bolted early in…
Will 100k More Apprenticeships Bridge or Break the Skills Gap? FE Soundbite Edition 748
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 748, 1st June 2024: Will 100k More Apprenticeships Bridge or Break the Skills Gap? This is the weekly e-newsletter and…
Elevating Leadership: The Role of Strong Management in Today’s Global Landscape
Anthony Painter emphasises the importance of effective management in a global context, noting the UK’s leadership challenges compared to countries like the US, Japan, and…
Apprenticeship funding reform a step in the right direction, but long road ahead
Yesterday, government measures to boost apprentice numbers and support for SMEs came into play. While a positive step for closing acute skills gaps, the National…
Prime Minister to announce Apprenticeship Levy Reforms with £60M investment for young people and SME’s
Major package of reforms to support small businesses in PM’s first economic speech since the Spring Budget. Under the new plans, large employers who pay…
New Skills Programme ‘Be the Digital Business’ Launched Today
A groundbreaking new skills funding programme ‘Be the Digital Business’ is being launched today to help thousands of small and medium-sized businesses in England to…
How to take your business to the next level: a guide to successful growth
Start-ups, and small to medium sized organisations are fundamental to the business landscape, in fact, recent figures from FSB show that SMEs accounted for 99.9%…