📊 UK SMEs: doing more with less in 2025

Last week’s ONS report reminded us that the UK’s productivity is still lagging behind other G7 economies. That’s not just a headline for Whitehall — it’s a daily reality for SMEs.

Time spent re-keying data, fixing spreadsheets, or chasing invoices is time not spent on clients, strategy, or growth. Multiply that by thousands of small firms, and it’s no wonder our productivity gap persists.

At Balteus, we see this every day:

• Teams drowning in spreadsheets instead of insights.

• Admin processes growing faster than revenue.

• Owners burning late nights just to keep up.

  
  

The good news? It doesn’t have to be like this. Automation, smarter data flows, and lightweight dashboards are no longer “enterprise-only.” They’re accessible, affordable, and game-changing for SMEs — if implemented the right way.

That’s where we come in.

👉 Balteus is here to help small businesses untangle complexity, cut wasted effort, and free up capacity to focus on what matters.

If you’re an SME owner, I’d love to hear:

• What’s the one admin task you’d most like to never do again?

• Where do you think your team loses the most time each week?

Let’s turn those pain points into opportunities.