SMALL firms in Wales are reporting an average drop in sales of 41% according to the latest Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain by The Open University Business School in association with Barclays Bank and ACCA.
That meant more jobs were lost in the capital than any other area of the UK, according to the report for the Finance & Leasing Association by the Open University Business School.
Among the success stories are: n Deborah Green, a finance director from Cardiff who completed an MBA with the Open University Business School in four years; n Mark Smith, a lorry driver from Newport who despite suffering from dyslexia has gained a BSc (Hons) in psychology; n Helen Tovey, 38, a housewife, from Rhiwbina, Cardiff, who left school after O-levels but more than 20 years on went back to education to gain a BA (Hons) in literature; n Vicki Michelle Doyle, 34, from Ystrad Mynach who left school at 16 but today gained an MSc in social research methods; n And teacher Jane Morgan, 32, from the Vale of Glamorgan, who gained an MA in literature ensuring she can now teach the subject at A-level.
A full copy of the report is available from Small Enterprise Research Team, Open University Business School, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK, telephone 01908 655831 or e-mail oubs-sert@open.
The NatWest SERTeam Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain is carried out by the Small Enterprise Research Team, an independent charity based at the Open University Business School.
Over 50 MBA alumni of the Open University Business School and their guests attended a reception at the British Ambassador's residence in Bern on June 22.
How those professionals respond to their patients and clients who have done pre-appointment website searches is also a key theme of the research, which is organised by the Open University Business School and Strathclyde Business School.
