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More Computers In Small Businesses

More Computers In Small Businesses

Topline findings released by the 1996 Banner Computer Readership Survey (BCRS) ahead of next week’s official BCRS show that computer penetration in business with 20-49 employees has risen from 65% in 1995 to 77% in 1996.

The survey further shows that there are 982,662 business establishments in the UK, 421,456 (or 45%) of which have computers installed. These can be broken down by size or organisation:

All Organisations Small Businesses Large Organisations Public Sector
(1-49 empls) (50+ empls)
No.of companies 982,662 942,565 35,715 4,382
% with computers 45% 41% 97% 100%
No.with computers 421,456 382,572 34,502 4,382

The BCRS, published annually by marketing communications agency Banner & Co., researches and measures both the readership and purchasing habits in businesses. The full findings will be released on Friday 19th April.

BCRS: 0171 351 4488

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