Scaling Up Skills

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published an analysis of their survey of  small businesses in England conducted in March 2022 focused on skills and labour shortages.

“Successful and growing small businesses are essential to the UK’s economic success. Only when business owners and their staff are equipped with the right skills can their enterprise grow. Therefore, meeting the skills needs of small businesses is a key part of having a productive and growing economy. It is crucial that we evaluate how we can support individuals to develop the skills they require for successful careers, and ones that businesses require now and in the future.

The skills of business owners and their staff are central to running and growing a successful business. Aside from the more tangible benefits of learning new skills, such as the development of new products or technologies, training improves business competitiveness, efficiency and longer-term effectiveness. Essentially, keeping our skills up to date and learning new ones is an indispensable part of growing a business.”

Tina McKenzie, FSB Chair, Policy and Advocacy

The report can be found here.