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North West
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WEST Midlands
EAST Midlands
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Thames Valley
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of businesses believe the Government will make progress on levelling up the regions in the next 3 years.
83%
of businesses in Greater London cite cash flow as their immediate operational concern.
50%
of businesses believe the pandemic will create a wider North/South divide in the UK.
71%
of business in Greater London expect their workforce to increase by 50% – 100% in the next year.
59%
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North West
Yorkshire AND the North East
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EAST Midlands
of businesses believe the Government will make progress on levelling up the regions in the next
3 years.
83%
of businesses in Greater London cite cash flow as their immediate operational concern.
50%
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Yorkshire, Humber and the North East
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Central South
SCOTLAND
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South East
South WEST
Thames Valley
SCOTLAND
South WEST
Thames Valley
North West
Yorkshire AND the North East
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EAST Midlands
of South West businesses plan on restructuring roles within their business to avoid further redundancies.
41%
More than half (61%) of businesses in the South West will continue with their plans to expand overseas in the next six months.
61%
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SOUTH WEST
SCOTLAND
South WEST
Thames Valley
North West
Yorkshire AND the North East
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EAST Midlands
of South East businesses are still planning to expand overseas in the next six months.
44%
of South East businesses need additional financial support compared to a national average of 44%.
62%
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SCOTLAND
South WEST
Thames Valley
North West
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still aim to go ahead with their plans to expand overseas in the next six months.
90%
of businesses say market contraction is the biggest threat to their business.
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CENTRAL SOUTH
SCOTLAND
South WEST
Thames Valley
North West
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of mid-market businesses believe they will need additional financial support to be able to survive a second wave of COVID-19 this winter.
59%
of mid-market businesses feel that COVID-19 will further widen the UK’s north/south economic gap.
78%
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THAMES VALLEY
SCOTLAND
South WEST
Thames Valley
North West
Yorkshire AND the North East
WEST Midlands
EAST Midlands
SCOTLAND
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North West
Yorkshire AND the North East
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EAST Midlands
of business leaders in East Anglia already have a Brexit strategy in place.
90%
of businesses in the region are more optimistic about the pace of the UK's economic recovery now compared with three months ago.
83%
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EAST ANGLIA
are focussed on investing in
training and development.
40%
have trust in the strength of the region's economy over the next year.
63%
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of East Midlands businesses have a Brexit strategy in place, compared to a 63% national average.
67%
of mid-sized businesses in The Midlands feel that COVID-19 will further widen the UK’s north/south economic gap.
72%
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South WEST
Thames Valley
North West
Yorkshire, Humber and the North East
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EAST Midlands
of West Midlands businesses have a Brexit strategy in place, compared to a 63% national average.
77%
of mid-sized businesses in The Midlands feel that COVID-19 will further widen the UK’s north/south economic gap.
72%
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SCOTLAND
South WEST
Thames Valley
North West
Yorkshire, Humber and the North East
WEST Midlands
EAST Midlands
More than a third of Yorkshire businesses don’t have a Brexit strategy in place.
1/3
of businesses say they will need additional support to survive a second wave of COVID-19.
52%
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More than half (53%) of business leaders in the region say they will need additional financial support to survive a second wave of COVID-19 this winter.
53%
of mid-sized businesses in the North West feel that COVID-19 will widen the North/South divide further.
47%
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SCOTLAND
South WEST
Thames Valley
North West
Yorkshire AND the North East
WEST Midlands
EAST Midlands
Adapting their business for new local lockdown restrictions is the number one immediate concern for leaders of medium-sized businesses in Scotland.
#1
More than two thirds (68%) of mid-sized businesses in Scotland believe that COVID-19 will further widen the UK’s north / south economic gap.
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of Midlands businesses believe a domestic second wave of COVID-19 poses a bigger threat than a no-deal Brexit.
70%
of Midlands businesses think the Government will make progress in levelling up the regions in the next three years.
95%
of Midlands businesses believe a domestic second wave of COVID-19 poses a bigger threat than a no-deal Brexit.
70%
of Midlands businesses think the Government will make progress in levelling up the regions in the next three years.
95%
of businesses in the region continue to make changes to how they work in response to the pandemic
42%
of South East business leaders believe a domestic second wave of COVID-19 poses a bigger threat to their businesses than a no-deal Brexit.
74%
More than a third of businesses still expect to expand their workforce in the next fiscal year.
1/3
of Scottish businesses believe a domestic second wave of COVID-19 poses a bigger threat than a no-deal Brexit.
69%
A large majority of local businesses believe the Government will progress on levelling up the regions despite the pandemic.
83%
Almost three quarters of companies believe a domestic second wave of COVID-19 is a bigger threat than Brexit.
70%
of Yorkshire businesses think the Government will make progress in levelling up the regions.
90%
of local businesses believe a second wave of COVID-19 poses a bigger threat than a no-deal Brexit.
47%
of Midlands businesses believe a domestic second wave of COVID-19 poses a bigger threat than a no-deal Brexit.
70%
of Midlands businesses think the Government will make progress in levelling up the regions in the next three years.
95%
of Midlands businesses believe a domestic second wave of COVID-19 poses a bigger threat than a no-deal Brexit.
70%
of Midlands businesses think the Government will make progress in levelling up the regions in the next three years.
95%
of businesses still expect to expand their workforce in the next fiscal year.
67%
of East Anglian business believe it will take them 6-12 months to repay all of the additional debt taken on during the pandemic.
70%
of mid-market businesses believe a no-deal Brexit presents a bigger threat than COVID-19, to their business (7% stated neither).
43%
of mid-market businesses believe a no-deal Brexit presents a bigger threat than COVID-19, to the UK economy (17% stated neither).
50%
of respondents say only 10—20% of their workforce are back in their usual place of work.
46%
of businesses believe a no-deal Brexit poses a bigger economic threat than a second wave of COVID-19.
80%
of businesses in the region are confident that the Government will achieve its ambition to level up the UK regions so they are as prosperous as London over the next three years.
2/3
More than 40% of South West businesses are still focused on hiring apprentices or graduates to support next generation talent.
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