The shaky start of the UK Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) in Comparison to the US Small Business Innovation Research Programme (SBIR)

Emma Tredgett and Alex Coad ()
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Emma Tredgett: Department of Management, Birkbeck College University of London

No 10, Management Working Papers from Birkbeck Department of Management

Abstract: In this paper a comparison is made between data on the US Small Business Innovation Research programme (SBIR) and UK Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) (Tredgett & Coad 2013). Quantitative data on the first three years of the UK SBRI (2009 � 2013) was compared to data on the first three years of the US SBIR (1983 � 1987) from the US Small Business Administration. The data includes numbers of competitions, applicants and money spent on research contracts. Some key differences in implementation of the two initiatives are identified and discussed in relation to the quantitative data. Quantitative data shows that while the US SBIR had steady growth, the UK SBRI has had a shaky start. Possible explanations for these results are suggested. Further work to strengthen the data and improve the validity of the evaluation is then outlined.

Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2015-06, Revised 2015-06
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Published on Birkbeck Deparment of Management web site, June 2015, pages 1-36

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