Small Business Framework - Research - The Legal Services Board
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partnerships" and" sole" traders" without" employees" (Bannock" 2005)," and" this" is"<br />
problematic."For"example,"2.9"million"of"the"4.5"million"businesses"in"the"UK"are"<br />
sole"traders"and"more"than"2.5"million"of"them"have"no"employees"(Department"<br />
for" <strong>Business</strong>," Innovation" and" Skills" 2011)." Furthermore," the" mean" turnover" of"<br />
businesses" with" no" employees" is" under" £65,000" (Department" for" <strong>Business</strong>,"<br />
Innovation" and" Skills" 2011)," which" is" well" under" the" threshold" for" VAT"<br />
registration.""<br />
" <strong>The</strong>"IDBR"data"has"hierarchical"elements,"with"categorisation"at"local"unit,"<br />
enterprise"and"enterprise"group"levels."Local"units"are"single"plants"or"branches"<br />
(i.e." they" have" a" single" mailing" address)." Enterprises" can" be" comprised" of" a"<br />
number" of" local" units." Enterprise" groups" can" be" comprised" of" a" number" of"<br />
enterprises."<br />
"<br />
<strong>The</strong>"full"disclosive"version"of"the"dataset"includes"14"variables:"<br />
1. RU"Reference"number"<br />
2. Name"<br />
3. Trading"style"<br />
4. Address"and"postcode"<br />
5. Telephone"number"(if"applicable)"<br />
6. <strong>Legal</strong>"status"<br />
7. Employment"<br />
8. Employees"<br />
9. Turnover"<br />
10. Classification"(SIC2003)"<br />
11. Classification"(SIC2007)"<br />
12. Region"<br />
13. VAT"reference"<br />
14. PAYE"reference"<br />
"<br />
At"the"Local"Unit"Level,"this"data"includes"12"variables:!<br />
"<br />
1. Reporting"Unit"Reference"<br />
2. Enterprise"Reference"(for"matching"with"Enterprise"Level)"<br />
3. LU"Reference"<br />
4. Class"<br />
5. Employment"<br />
6. Employees"<br />
7. LU"Name"<br />
8. LU"Address"<br />
9. LU"Postcode"<br />
10. Trading"Style"<br />
11. <strong>Legal</strong>"Status"<br />
12. Region"<br />
This" IDBR" does" not" include" email" addresses," and" although" telephone"<br />
numbers"are"included"as"a"variable,"they"may"not"always"be"available."However,"<br />
postal"addresses"are"included."<strong>The</strong>"use"of"this"database"for"CAPI,"CATI"and"postal"<br />
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