UK businesses are concerned about a skills shortage that is challenging growth, according to new research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR)*. Around four in ten (38%) UK companies are struggling to recruit the right people, with nearly three quarters (72%) citing a lack of technical skills as the primary problem. The concern is that a lack of talent will dampen business productivity, potentially threatening future growth and profitability. Nearly one in five businesses (18%) is concerned that skills shortages will impact 2013 expansion plans