Mapping Enterprise
Jane Lambert The State of Small Business: Putting UK entrepreneurs on the map , which was compiled by Nesta (the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts) in collaboration with The Sage Group Plc , is a data-led guide to the state of small and medium enterprises ("SME") in the UK. It is accompanied by a website called "The State of Small Business" which provides detailed information about how such businesses are performing and changing in each area. The authors hope that decision-makers will take advantage of the data to understand their local business environments and thereby assist them to drive growth and productivity locally and nationally. The authors' recommendations to central government and other national policy makers are to:- Know that the productivity puzzle must be solved at a local level, Devolve capacity, not just powers, Hold local authorities and devolved areas to account, Simplify busin...