The largest ever survey of home businesses in the UK is underway. The 2008 Home Business Report is asking home businesses across the land questions on their business, lifestyle and technology, in a bid to uncover what’s happening in entrepreneurial homes.
The survey is timely, with several recent announcements on the rise in the number of people starting and growing a business from home.
Want to know who home business owners turn to for advice, which is the most popular room to convert into a home office, or how much is spent each year on homeworking technology? This survey will provide the answers. It will also reveal the UK’s top home business hotspots.
The survey is being managed by home business company, Enterprise Nation, and supported by BT.
Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation, said:
“This survey will be the largest of its kind in the UK. Never before have so many home based businesses been quizzed on their ambitions, lifestyle habits and tech tendencies! The survey is being sent to more than 200,000 companies and we’re confident the responses will make for interesting reading. The home remains the most popular start-up location in the UK and we’re about to reveal why this is, and why we expect it to remain so.”
John Anderson, Managing Director BT regions said:
“The home has now become a popular start-up location. More than 5,600 home businesses are launched in the UK each month and BT Business is dedicated to enabling this dynamic community to compete and thrive. We recognise the economic prosperity home businesses bring to local neighbourhoods across the UK regions and the critical role technology plays in underpinning their ability to compete and their long-term growth. Working with Enterprise Nation, we hope this report will help us and our local business network even better understand the current and future needs of this community and how we can help with their broader business challenges.”
The Survey can be accessed via the home page at Enterprise Nation and takes only a few minutes to complete. It is open to anyone who is starting and growing a business from home. The research is being undertaken by Trends Research Ltd and analysed on a regional/postcode basis. Data from respondents will not be shared with third parties.
Full results will be available in the 2008 Home Business Report, launched during BT’s Small Business Week
It will be made available as a free download at Enterprise Nation.
About Enterprise Nation
Enterprise Nation is the home business company. The company hosts the UK’s largest website for people starting and growing a business from home, runs the Home Business Awards, produces the annual Home Business Report and advises Government on the topic.
Enterprise Nation founder, Emma Jones, has just authored her first book Spare Room Start Up: How to Start a Business from Home
About Small Business Week
Small Business Week is even bigger for 2008, bringing together more small companies, government agencies and business organisations in a wider range of events and discussions, in more locations across the UK.
During the week of 13th October a range of government, business and independent organisations will come together once again to celebrate the country’s 4.3 million small businesses, explore the issues they face, whilst championing their cause and highlighting the opportunities, resources and support structures that are available to ensure this community continues to flourish.
The week will see a host of initiatives and activities taking place at locations across the UK, including a national launch event and debate at the BT Tower in London, a series of ‘Better Business’ events, round table discussions, web seminars, podcasts and advice clinics. Check the site regularly for updates about events in your area and other ways you can get involved.
About Trends Research Ltd
Trends Research brings together several organisations with direct involvement in the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) community.
The company carries out a regular monthly survey amongst thousands of SMEs. This Business Barometer survey tracks levels of business performance, optimism and confidence amongst SMEs and is supplemented by other one-off surveys.
The company believes that only through large scale, regular research is it possible to understand SME’s moods and the key concerns. Trends Research is the first to make this possible.
