Entrepreneurial Ambition

Is 2020 the year you are going to start your own business? Business Live reports “Small- and medium-sized businesses are thriving in the West Midlands, according to new research.  Analysis shows the number of businesses with between five and 249 employees in the region hit a record high in 2018.

According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, there were 22,715 SMEs in our region last year, up from 22,515 in 2017 and the highest number since figures began in 2010, when there were 19,125 SMEs. Across the UK, there were 274,420 SMEs in 2018 which was the highest number recorded since at least 2010.  The number of SMEs in the UK has been rising steadily since 2011 and is up from 230,130 in 2010.”  Read more https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/smes-thriving-west-midlands-says-16994075