Building Successful Supply Chain Partnerships
With the government wanting more SMEs involved in the delivery of public services, 3SC director Kathryn Jellings offers tips on how to build effective supply…
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).
Transparency and understanding will help the Apprenticeship Levy debate and its potential reform
The Apprenticeship Levy is an area of live debate within the Skills sector, with fact and fiction often coming together to create polarised positions. In…
Apprenticeships delivering social mobility – follow the evidence
Last week’s inspiring celebrations of apprenticeships across the country served as a timely reminder to us all of the potential that they hold. Indeed, at…
Small firms lead calls for £3,000 apprenticeship incentive for under 25s and SMEs
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Rain or shine, the levy’s priorities need deciding now
A long list of competing priorities for apprenticeships cannot all be sustainably accommodated by the levy. If the forecasts of a prolonged economic recession come…
SMEs are key to unlocking apprenticeships for disadvantaged young people
The sector needs to do more to reconnect with small and medium sized employers if we are to provide greater opportunities for 16-18 year olds,…
Industry and academic collaboration supports SMEs to accelerate digital transformation
An industry and academic partnership between innovation hub operator IN4 Group and Lancaster University, part of the Greater Manchester AI Foundry, has supported 30 SMEs to innovate and…
6 things that could shut down your SME
Small and medium-sized businesses are the lifeblood of the UK’s economy with 99% of the UK’s business population made up of SMEs and nearly two…
£45m package to train staff and help Welsh SMEs grow
A £45m package of funding that will help small businesses across Wales to grow and support thousands of people to train to work in key…
