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UK Financial Services in SMEs 2002

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Dec. 19, 2001 - 190 Pages


Table of Contents














Executive Summary



Market Context



Customer Focus



Competitive Dynamics



The Future Decoded



Introduction



What is this report about?



Who is the target reader?



How to use this report



Market Context



Introduction



Key findings



Defining the SME market



The UK SME market



SME industry splits



Small business



Medium-sized business



Business start-ups and closures



Drivers and trends



The Small Business Service (SBS)



Understanding in an unsympathetic market



Growth of a knowledge-based economy



Opportunities for financial services providers in the SME market



Threats for financial services providers in the SME market



Unique features



Conclusions



Customer Focus



Introduction



Key findings



Datamonitor's SME survey



Introduction



Branding and marketing



Is there a definitive SME branding and marketing strategy?



Customer acquisition strategies in the SME market



How successful have customer acquisition strategies been?



Customer retention strategies in the SME market



Are customer retention strategies generic or industry-specific?



Cross-selling as a customer retention strategy



Partnership as a customer retention tool



Conclusions



Competitive Dynamics



Introduction



Key findings



Commercial general insurance



Employee benefits



Business banking



Cross industry lessons



Commercial general insurance to SMEs



Commercial general insurance questions from Datamonitor's SME survey



Level of SME contact with insurance companies



Key issues for commercial general insurers in the SME market



SWOT analysis for commercial general insurance market for SMEs



Conclusions for the commercial general insurance market to SMEs



Employee benefit products to SMEs



Occupational pensions



Group personal pensions (GPPs)



Employee benefit questions from Datamonitor's SME survey



Key issues for employee benefits providers in the SME market



SWOT analysis of the employee benefit market for SMEs



Conclusions for the employee benefit market to SMEs



Business banking to SMEs



Business banking questions from Datamonitor's SME survey



Key issues for banks in the SME market



SWOT analysis for banks in the SME market



Conclusions for the business banking market to SMEs



Cross-industry comparisons



Common lessons for all financial services industries when dealing with SMEs



Competitive dynamics facing all financial services providers in the SME market



Is it possible to develop a complete financial services offering to SMEs?



How should financial services providers market themselves to the SME market?



Conclusions



The Future Decoded



Introduction



Key findings



Key drivers - PEST analysis



Political factors



Economic factors



Social factors



Technological factors



Scenarios for the future for the provision of financial services to the SME



market



Scenario One - current economic conditions prevail, SME growth remains static



Scenario Two - direct distribution becomes more important, increased competition



for SME clients among financial services providers



Action Points



Introduction



Appendix



Supplementary data



Categorizing SMEs by legal status



Datamonitor's SME survey questionnaire



Definitions



Business banking



Commercial general insurance



Employee benefits



Research methodology



Wider readings



Relevant links



SPP writing team



(c) Datamonitor 2002. All Rights Reserved.









Abstract

This report examines the UK SME financial services market. The report covers all financial services products used by SMEs. These fall into three categories: banking, general insurance and employee benefits, primarily in the form of pensions. Datamonitor’s “UK Financial Services to UK SMEs 2002” provides the reader with a detailed understanding of the workings of each of the markets and the interaction between them.

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