{"id":1595,"date":"2014-12-02T09:44:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T09:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/my-brains.co.uk\/jackross\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2014-12-16T14:41:42","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T14:41:42","slug":"small-firms-fuel-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my-brains.co.uk\/jackross\/small-firms-fuel-economic-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Small firms fuel economic growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>More than a third of economic growth in 2013 was created by high growth small businesses (HGSBs), a report by Octopus Investments and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) has found.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HGSBs are firms that have recorded annual turnover of \u00a31-20 million and an average annual growth of more than 20% over 3 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The study found:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0HGSBs accounted for 36.2% of economic growth in 2013<\/li>\n<li>HGSBs created more than 250,000 jobs in 2012\/13\n<ul>\n<li>this is 68% of all employment growth in the UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0the number of HGSBs increased by 18% to 30,000 between 2011 and 2013<\/li>\n<li>more than a third are located in London and the South East.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report also made several policy recommendations to help HGSBs realise their full potential.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>allowing firms to defer their corporation tax payments to stimulate capital investment<\/li>\n<li>continuing to use tax breaks to encourage investment<\/li>\n<li>measures to combat the growing skills shortage<\/li>\n<li>a rethink of regional funding and infrastructure spending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Graham Brough, CEO of the Cebr, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The contribution of HGSBs to UK economic and employment growth is staggering \u2013 much higher than a first glance at their small size would suggest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon Rogerson, CEO of Octopus, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This report shows just how vital these companies are to our economy \u2013 they are not just the lifeblood but the lifeline to our economic growth and recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talk to the Jack Ross team about your business growth strategy today on 0161 832 4451.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a third of economic growth in 2013 was created by high growth small businesses (HGSBs), a report by Octopus Investments and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) has found. 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