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The most comprehensive analysis of the state of the UK Software industry.
The Software Leaders Report compares UK Software businesses to global software company trends and other UK industry performances, helping you make informed decisions for your business.
As our business got more complex we needed to upgrade the accounting and financial support we had. We have used Next Level Business for several years now to provide fantastic support to our business and to our internal CFO. They understand our business, talk our language, helped us through multiple fund raises, introduced investors to us as well as creating and maintaining a scalable financial platform. Their advice has been invaluable as we have grown and I would definitely recommend them to other software businesses
Anna Rasmusse
Managing Director, Leadfreak
Insights like this
The 3 obstacles to success cited most by software SMEs included staff, competition in the market and obtaining finance.
The biggest challenges for software SMEs reflect the nature of the business and gives an insight to the way in which they operate – these factors also are interlinked and have implications on one another.
Plus Over 35 More Key Data Points With Full Analysis.
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The most comprehensive analysis of the state of the UK Software industry.
Areas of Study
Product
How do UK software businesses build and derive revenue from their product, and what does the future of innovation look like for UK software businesses?
Growth
How much are UK software businesses growing, how confident are they that they will continue to grow, and what are the hurdles they face to meet this?
Customer
What do we know about UK software customers, how many subscriptions do UK software businesses have, and what are the plans for customer growth?
Pricing
What type of contracts do software businesses enter, what price unit is favoured, how long do they last, and what’s the average value of a contract?
Marketing
Who do software companies sell their product to, what strategies do they use to acquire customers, and where do they find and attract them?
Operations
What share of revenue is spent on sales & marketing, what investment is made in R&D, what is the balance of R&D to Marketing with limited funds?
Cash
Growth, profit, finance…cash. What are the financial benchmarks for software businesses, what’s the resulting growth, and how do they obtain finance?
People
What does employment look like for UK software companies, how is this likely to change, what does employment growth look like, and what skills are most in demand?
Testimonial
As an award-winning EdTech software business, we needed a financial partner that could deal with all aspects of our business. Next Level Business was able to provide a one-stop-shop for everything we needed. This wasn’t available from our previous big four accounting firm partner! I would recommend Next Level Business as a real asset to any software business.
Jon Smith
CEO & Founder, Pobble
Winner BETT Awards 2018
Winner EdtechX Global Super League of Startups 2017
Global top 100 education innovations HundrED 2017
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Cohesion
We plan for the complexities of internationalisation, fundraising and managing growth. Our consistency brings clarity and speed to decision-making for you.
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