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19 Mar 2026

What smart SME data reveals: SMEs remain pressured but resilient

How SME smart data on profitability, workforce, investment and growth can be harnessed for a bigger purpose.
InsightsSMEProductivity
13 Mar 2026

Generational and regional differences across Great Britain

The number of people living beyond their means and those with low emergency resilience have both slightly increased between December 2025 and January 2026
InsightsEconomic WellbeingCost of Living Crisis
10 Mar 2026

Updates from the Economic Nowcast across Great Britain

The Economic Nowcast has been updated with data to the 11th of January and brings the impact of the holiday season with it.
NowcastInsightsEconomic Wellbeing
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1 Mar 2026

Scotland's Youth on the "Downward Escalator": More Than Half Lack £100 of Financial Resilience

While headlines focus on unemployment rates, our latest update reveals economic fragility across the entire young adult population
Economic WellbeingIncome VolatilityInsights
26 Feb 2026

Sage UK SMB Workforce Tracker - January 2026

The Sage UK Workforce Tracker shows that looking ahead, a lack of economic momentum is set to constrain growth in 2026
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5 Feb 2026

Economic Wellbeing Explorer Data Update for February

There has been a decrease in overdrawn accounts, low emergency resilience, and living beyond means throughout Great Britain this month.
Economic WellbeingInsightsCost of Living Crisis
2 Feb 2026

From Pressure to Progress: A Positive Shift in Financial Wellbeing?

The proportion of people in Great Britain living beyond their means has fallen again, dropping 1% month-on-month to 9.9%.
NowcastInsightsEconomic Wellbeing
27 Jan 2026

Sage SMB Workforce Tracker Update for December

Insights into the UK workforce drawn from anonymized payroll data from approximately 200,000 small businesses with millions of employees across the UK.
ReportPartnershipInsightsEconomic Wellbeing
22 Jan 2026

Podcast: Building Trust at Scale Through Smarter Financial Data

Recently Smart Data Foundry CEO Dougie Robb was a guest on the podcast Digital Customer Communications: Regulated with Sam Kendall.
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