Research: Calling Micro and Small Business owners
Take part in this Nationwide survey to discover what support is really needed for long-term fulfilling and sustainable success?
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Join the Nationwide survey to support micro and small business'
Is our business surviving or thriving?
You've built something that works. But does it work for you, too? What if success could feel easier, more sustainable? What are others' investing in? How much does personal life impact business outcomes?
We're running new UK-wide research into what really separates small businesses that survive from those that thrive .
Take 10 minutes to share your experience, and be the first to see the findings when the report launches.
Your answers will help shape better support for small business owners across the UK - and give you a clearer picture of where you stand, too.
Take the Survey and Find Out
Join the Nationwide survey to support micro and small business'
Why this research matters?
Small businesses make up 99.9% of all UK businesses, employing 16.9 million people and generating £2.8 trillion a year, 51% of the UK's total business turnover.
Yet sobering figures from ONS data shows that around 38% of businesses that start today will still be trading in five years.
Most research still treats business performance and founder wellbeing as two separate stories. On one side we read about rising pressure of costs and on the other we learn about the isolation and long hours.
This group of businesses and their founders - often less exciting than fast scaling start-ups appealing to investors and less reliable than medium sized organisations, are often left wearing the many hats to either sink or swim.
This study asks a different question: what happens when we look at them together - and what would it take for more founders to move from just surviving to genuinely thriving?
Behind the research.
Isabella Venour, founder of The Business Alignment Method® runs a consultancy for established micro and small business owners searching for ways to sustain or grow their business' to unlock personal and professional potential.
From one-to-one business advisory and fractional marketing support to goal setting workshops and memberships, all her packages bring together strategy, marketing and mindset.
Research planning was supported by Alex Noble Founder of Draig Data Insights.
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