Friendly colleagues and a good atmosphere are the chief reasons people like working in a small or medium-sized businesses (SMEs), new research suggests.

Nescafe Alegria said 78% of SME employers and 82% of staff said friendly colleagues were a big advantage of working in this bracket of businesses.

Other reasons given were familiarity with colleagues and approachable bosses, as well as flexible working hours and having more say in the future of the business.

The research was put together by YouGov for Nescafe Alegria and involved responses from 1272 employees and 566 bosses. You can see all the results in the infographic below: