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What are the roles of local, regional and broader eco-system factors in driving competition, innovation, growth and productivity? How do we measure the health of entrepreneurial ecosystems using data? What policies would improve ecosystem health?

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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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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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