What can SMEs do to make themselves more resilient? What are the relationships between the resilience of individual business leaders, firms and the wider business ecosystem?
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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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