European SMEs are confident about future growth according to new research by Vodafone.

Of the 1,700 SMEs surveyed across Europe, more than half said that business was performing at stronger than it had two years ago, with 80 per cent saying that they were confident of growth over the coming two years.

82 per cent of SMEs cited investment in ITC as having provided direct business benefit, while 88 per cent said that improved customer services had been key to growing their business.

Vodafone group enterprise chief executive Nick Jeffery said: “It's striking how businesses in towns and cities across Europe share a common view that further investment in technology will be critical to future prosperity."

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