Ports Visitor Manufacturing/ Health Renewables* Engineering & Logistics* Agri-food Economy & Care 1515 1141 172 85 169 6 30 126 Factors preventing the business from growing Availability of appropriately 19 19 10 30 11 30 24 23 skilled staff Availability of appropriate local 13 13 10 16 8 15 14 15 skills training 30 35 22 29 33 22 25 40 Poor transport infrastructure 19 21 17 24 14 31 24 14 Poor IT infrastructure The way the local planning and development control 19 21 15 14 19 26 14 14 system operates Lack of available 14 15 12 15 10 49 13 15 premises/land Poor local supply chain 10 10 6 11 9 15 19 14 Lack of business support 13 14 6 14 12 58 9 14 services Poor cash flow 24 25 15 36 25 31 21 24 Lack of capital for investment 25 26 18 34 28 22 23 24 Poor county profile i.e. in 16 17 6 24 12 15 7 19 of attracting staff from outside the county 13 14 8 14 14 37 14 23 Poor sector profile 10 10 9 7 9 20 0 15 Other 29 25 37 27 32 0 32 25 None Bold font signifies a statistically significantly higher figure compared with the average minus the tested; italics signifies a statistically significantly lower figure than average minus the sub-group tested
Agri-food Manufacturing/ Engineering Visitor Economy Renewables* Ports & Logistics* Health & Care 1515 1141 172 85 169 6 30 126 Factors preventing the business from growing Availability of appropriately skilled staff 19 19 10 30 11 30 24 23 Availability of appropriate local skills training 13 13 10 16 8 15 14 15 Poor transport infrastructure 30 35 22 29 33 22 25 40 Poor IT infrastructure 19 21 17 24 14 31 24 14 The way the local planning and development control system operates 19 21 15 14 19 26 14 14 Lack of available premises/land 14 15 12 15 10 49 13 15 Poor local supply chain 10 10 6 11 9 15 19 14 Lack of business support services 13 14 6 14 12 58 9 14 Poor cash flow 24 25 15 36 25 31 21 24 Lack of capital for investment 25 26 18 34 28 22 23 24 Poor county profile i.e. in of attracting staff from outside the county 16 17 6 24 12 15 7 19 Poor sector profile 13 14 8 14 14 37 14 23 Other 10 10 9 7 9 20 0 15 None 29 25 37 27 32 0 32 25 Bold font signifies a statistically significantly higher figure compared with the average minus the tested; italics signifies a statistically significantly lower figure than average minus the sub-group tested
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