Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
Executive Summary
Market Size
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- Figure 1: , DTI Statistical bulletin, SME statistics for the UK, published August 1999/Mintel
- Figure 2: , Press Release/Mintel
- Figure 3: SME share of businesses; employment and turnover, by industry sector, 1998
- Figure 4: Zero businesses; proportion of all businesses, employment and turnover, by industry sector, 1998
- Figure 5: Employees and self employed, UK, 1988-98
- Figure 6: Income of individuals with self employment income, by sources, 1997/98
- Figure 7: Income of individuals with self employment income, by range, 1997/98
- Figure 8: Self employment income, by sector of industry, 1997/98
- Figure 9: Sources of self employment income, by region, 1997-98
- Figure 10: Sources of household income as a percentage of total household income, 1987-98
- Figure 11: Sources of household income, by age of head of household, 1996-97
- Figure 12: Sources of household income, by gross income quintile group, 1996-97
- Figure 13: Sources of household income, by economic status of head of household tenure, 1996-97
- Figure 14: Sources of household income, by region, 1996-97
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Lending to Small Businesses
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- Figure 15: Sources of external finance for SMEs, 1987-90 and 1995-97
- Figure 16: Bank market share, lending to small business, October 1998
- Figure 17: Market share of small business lending, 1994-98 Taylor Nelson Business Line
- Figure 18: What small businesses think of banks, October 1998
- Figure 19: Finance used for business
- Figure 20: Sources of external finance, for manufacturing and service sector SMEs, 1995-97
- Figure 21: Bank lending to small businesses, 1993-98
- Figure 22: Residual maturity of bank loans, 1996-98
- Figure 23: Small firms loan guarantee scheme, 1993-98
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Equity Finance for Small Businesses
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- Figure 2: , Report on Business Angel Investment Activity, 1997/98)
- Figure 3: , Report on Business Angel Investment Activity, 1997/98)
- Figure 4: , Report on Business Angel Investment Activity, 1997/98)
- Figure 5: , Report on Business Angel Investment Activity, 1997/98)
- Figure 24: Sources of equity finance
- Figure 25: Enterprise investment scheme, 1993/94-1998/99
- Figure 26: Enterprise investment scheme, companies and amount of investment, by size of investment, 1995/96 and 1997/98
- Figure 27: Enterprise investment scheme, by size, 1995/96 and 1998/99
- Figure 28: Business Angels, by size of investment, 1995/96 and 1997/98
- Figure 29: Investments and number of Business Angels, 1997/98
- Figure 30: Size of individual investment, by Business Angels, 1997/98
- Figure 31: Total amount invested per deal by all registered Business Angels, 1997/98
- Figure 32: Investment by financing stage, 1997/98
- Figure 33: Venture capital trusts, 1997-99
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The Market Place
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- Figure 10: years ago. Now, it employs 700 people, and has won 21 awards for its products.
- Figure 34: Sources of equity used at present, NatWest SBRT, 1991 and 1999
- Figure 35: Sources of borrowing used at present, NatWest SBRT, 1991 and 1999
- Figure 36: Sources of borrowing, by employment band (selected), NatWest SBRT, 1991-99
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Conclusions
The Future
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- Figure 37: Prospects for self employment/small business
- Figure 38: Factors presently favouring small business Mintel
- Figure 39: Factors to affect small businesses in the future
- Figure 40: Dimension of external funding Mintel
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