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Now in its seventh edition, The Productive Business Index (PBI) series tracks changes over time in five key capability areas to understand what actions small business leaders are taking to improve their productivity.
Our latest reports
Research Report
AI-Powered Potential: Unlocking SME Productivity with AI
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Four small changes to improve productivity in 2024
Productive Business Index
Be the Business Productive Business Index - Edition Seven
Research Report
Stronger than yesterday: How to build resilience in challenging times
Research Report
Skills for Success: Supporting business leaders with digital adoption – in partnership with The Open University
Research Report
Small Changes for a Big Impact: Solving the Productivity Puzzle – A Be the Business Manifesto
Research Report
The Secret of Productive Work: How better communication delivers the biggest wins
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Beyond the Hype: Making AI Work for Business Productivity - event overview
Research Report
SME Digital Adoption: Enabling Greater Productivity
Research Report
Full Fibre Productivity: The Opportunity for SMEs
Productive Business Index
Be the Business G7 Productive Business Index
Research Report
Pandemic to Productivity?: 2020 to 2023 in comparison
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