1. Welcome

Welcome to the Small Business Britain Small Business Growth survey 2022

As part of Small Business Britain's work over the last five years to uncover the real role of small businesses in communities and the economy, the Small Business: How To Grow report will take an in-depth look at how small businesses have overcome significant challenges over the last few years, started to rebuild, and are now to the future - a guide to how to grow as a business in 2023.

This survey will form part of that report and looks to understand how you and your business have managed the challenges of the last year, the ongoing difficulties of managing costs and unexpected challenges, and how you are looking to the future and thinking about growth. It will examine what steps have been taken to keep the business going, adaptions ("pivots") made, any support received and what can make a difference to your growth as a business. In particular, it will look at how you have maintained confidence as a business.

Tips on growing as a small businesses will be shared throughout the winter via our website, social media and press to help other businesses find ways forward and grow in hope and ambition.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this quick survey - we know small businesses are incredibly busy! 

Thanks to TSB for their continued support of this research.

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