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QCA/BDO Small and Mid-Cap Sentiment Index Report Oct 11 YouGovStone completed the first survey in a new series for the Quoted Companies Alliance and BDO that tracks the views of small and mid-cap publicly quoted companies and their advisors. Research finds that companies are confident about their own prospects but pessimistic about the UK economy. Small and mid-cap companies also feel neglected by the UK government. Download the October report »

Intuit Report: The Three Year Glitch YouGovStone surveyed 500 UK businesses, for software company Intuit, asking about the difficulties of starting up a business. The research finds that nearly half have either run out cash or come very close in their first years of operating while many have missed their payroll. Read the full report »

Allen & Overy: 50° East – Opportunities and challenges The first in a series of reports by YouGovStone for Allen & Overy exploring business attitudes towards the rising influence of Asia. We interviewed over 1,000 top level business people from large international businesses in 19 countries to examine what drives confidence, market barriers, threats and opportunities for growth. Download the report »

August ThinkTank survey: Government approval and eurozone crisis The latest YouGovStone ThinkTank survey sees approval ratings for David Cameron and George Osborne drop, while Nick Clegg stabilises and Ed Miliband rises. The panel is pessimistic about the prospects of the eurozone and divided over 'broken Britain' thesis. Read more »

New High Speed Rail research YouGovStone surveyed 552 GB businesses with 5 or more employees for The Campaign for High Speed Rail on their attitudes towards the proposed high speed rail scheme. The research finds 47% of businesses surveyed are in favour of the scheme. This figure rises to 77% in favour if those who are undecided, don’t know, or are neither in favour nor against it are excluded. Read more »