

Each quarter 1,000 UK SME owners across a range of sectors, regions and sizes, are surveyed by specialist independent researcher, Kantar, on Close Brothers’ behalf.
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80
%
of firms have seen their cashflow impacted by the pandemic
Summary
Published March 2021
No business has escaped the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In our research we track its continuing influence, from the economic to how business owners’ mental health is making it more difficult to ‘switch off’
I will work from home more often | 40.4% |
I will cycle to work more often | 9.8% |
I will walk to work more often | 7.6% |
I will drive to work more often | 9.8% |
I will use public transport more frequently | 1.8% |
I will use public transport less frequently | 2.6% |
I will stop using public transport completely | 3% |
N/A – I have not started commuting yet to make any changes | 4% |
N/A – no changes, I will continue as I did before | 21.1% |
People will avoid public transport | 39.2% |
People will go back to using mass public transport because of a lack of options | 17.1% |
People will actively explore alternative commuting options | 21.3% |
There will be more people driving to work | 10.2% |
There will be no significant shift in habits | 12.1% |