Do 5% of SMEs create 65% of UK employment?
15 May 2012 | by Rebecca Burn-Callander
A tiny fraction of the UK's small business community accounts for two thirds of all private sector employment, a new report revealed today.
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A tiny fraction of the UK's small business community accounts for two thirds of all private sector employment, a new report revealed today.
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