Our research forms the backbone of everything we do at The Entrepreneurs Network, and underpins the policies we advocate for. We carry out research into a spectrum of different areas, from sector-specific investigations to issues that cut across the breadth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Below is a selection of our latest publications, but you can also find our full research archive here, or use the tabs to filter by category.
REGULATION — SKILLS — IMMIGRATION — CULTURE — INVESTMENT — INFRASTRUCTURE
Building Britain’s National Data Library
25 February 2025
How to build the infrastructure to accelerate academic research, drive commercial R&D innovation and transform public service delivery.
Gaining Altitude
17 December 2024
Understanding Britain’s female angel investor community – paying particular attention to opportunities for supporting its growth.
Towards A More Special Relationship
9 December 2024
Examining how to help entrepreneurs from Britain and America overcome frictions that exist when trying to expand into their respective markets.
Small Wonders
17 September 2024
Explaining how Small Modular Reactors can fuel economic growth and detailing how to speed up their delivery while bringing down costs.
United Growth
11 September 2024
Surveying entrepreneurs from each region of Britain to find out what challenges they face when it comes to running and growing a business, and to gauge their expectations for the future.
Job Creators 2024
27 August 2024
Revealing that 39% of Britain’s fastest growing companies have a foreign-born founder, and making policy recommendations to ensure Britain is attractive and open to the world’s brightest and best.
Empowering the Future
20 June 2024
Highlighting the policies to ensure young people have the skills necessary to flourish in a rapidly transforming the job market.
Backing Breakthrough Businesses
6 June 2024
Investigating why some companies struggle to maximise their growth potential within the UK and advocating for policies to better enable them to do so.
Building Blocks
20 March 2024
Our vision for securing Britain’s entrepreneurial future, focusing on agglomeration, fiscal policy, innovation and talent.