Research and analysis

Small Business Survey 2023: methodology

Details of the methodology used to conduct the Small Business Survey 2023.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 24 October 2024

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Small Business Survey 2023: methodology

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Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2023 (questionnaire)

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Details

This report explains the sampling and methodology of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) 2023, a large-scale telephone survey of UK small business owners and managers. It is the latest in a series of surveys dating back to 2003. Since 2015, the survey has been run annually with a longitudinal component and been known as the LSBS.

Published 24 October 2024