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How can we encourage business to invest more heavily in the future, particularly in innovation activities and management training? How do we arrest declining business ambition? How can we reverse the downward trend in business advice, and increase the take up of strategic advice?

Background

BEIS is striving to create fairer, inclusive and flexible workplaces so that everyone has the change to succeed, whilst balancing home and work life. We will unlock enterprise and cut burdens to help businesses start and grow, while reforming corporate governance and improving boardroom diversity. To that end, BEIS needs research to better understand the following:

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Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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