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3.3.2 Primary Research Analysis
Response Profile for Creative Industries
2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0
SBCR
Micro
Small
Medium
Large
Challenges and Drivers of Change and Demand
Funding and financial pressures were reported by the majority of employers engaged with as the most significant challenges they face. This is both in a profitability sense and also in a developmental capacity where businesses would like to expand and grow. A co-operative retail operation stated that their;
‘Main challenge is ensuring volume of sales leads to a retention of membership and covering our overheads’.
Similarly, funding was once again cited as the most significant driver of change and demand for those employers we engaged with. Reductions in funding can have a detrimental effect on the operation of these businesses operating within the sector.
Difficult Roles to Recruit
Micro/Small
Digital Literacy
Intellectual property law
Coding
Medium
Specialist Business Roles
Legal & Finance Roles
Software Developers
Large
Graphic Designers
Leadership and Management
Regional Employment & Skills Plan South West & Mid Wales Sector Profiles