Our research forms the backbone of everything we do at The Entrepreneurs Network, and underpins the policies we advocate for. We carry out research into a spectrum of different areas, from sector-specific investigations to issues that cut across the breadth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Below is a selection of our latest publications, but you can also find our full research archive here, or use the tabs to filter by category.

REGULATION — SKILLS — IMMIGRATION — CULTURE — INVESTMENT — INFRASTRUCTURE

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**Entrepreneurs Survey: November 2025**
*6 November 2025*
Revealing how founders feel about the state of Britain’s economy, their expectations for the upcoming Autumn Budget, and how they’re responding to improving AI tools

**Ambition Unlimited**
*28 October 2025*
Understanding what young founders think and feel about what it’s like to build a business in Britain today

**Full Speed Ahead**
*21 July 2025*
Exploring how Britain can build on its network of startup support programmes by improving strategy, funding models and impact measurement

**Entrepreneurs Survey: June 2025**
*25 June 2025*
Taking the pulse of what Britain’s most ambitious founders think about the state of the economy, their expectations for the year ahead, and their opinions on topical issues

**Building Britain’s National Data Library**
25 *February 2025*

Building the infrastructure to accelerate academic research, drive commercial R&D innovation and transform public service delivery

**Gaining Altitude**
*17 December 2024*
Understanding Britain’s female angel investor community – paying particular attention to opportunities for supporting its growth

**Towards A More Special Relationship**
*9 December 2024*
Examining how to help entrepreneurs from Britain and America overcome frictions that exist when trying to expand into their respective markets

**Small Wonders**
*17 September 2024*
Explaining how Small Modular Reactors can fuel economic growth and detailing how to speed up their delivery while bringing down costs

**United Growth**
*11 September 2024*
Surveying entrepreneurs from each region of Britain to find out what challenges they face when it comes to running and growing a business, and to gauge their expectations for the future

**Job Creators 2024**
*27 August 2024*
Revealing that 39% of Britain’s fastest growing companies have a foreign-born founder, and making policy recommendations to ensure Britain is attractive and open to the world’s brightest and best

**Empowering the Future**
*20 June 2024*
Highlighting the policies to ensure young people have the skills necessary to flourish in a rapidly transforming the job market

**Backing Breakthrough Businesses**
*6 June 2024*
Investigating why some companies struggle to maximise their growth potential within the UK and advocating for policies to better enable them to do so

**Building Blocks**
*20 March 2024*
Our vision for securing Britain’s entrepreneurial future, focusing on agglomeration, fiscal policy, innovation and talent

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