
The UK is home to 5.4m micro SMEs that have fewer than nine employees, according to the House of Commons library. They are lean businesses, operating with an all hands to the pump approach. A luxury once reserved for big business, technology vendors are beginning to offer affordable solutions to automate key business functions for the SMEs, freeing up staff to grow the business and delight their customers. Employing 33% of the UK, this fledgling SME technology ecosystem could prompt an SME revolution.
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