APPENDIXUSEFUL FINANCIAL TIMES ARTICLE
UK start-ups soar despite tech bubble fears
By Andrew Bounds, Enterprise Editor
The biennial Entrepreneurs Index shows the number of active companies in the UK hit a record high of 3,139,630 in December 2014 – up 3.7 per cent from June 2014. There are 5.1m businesses in Britain, but many are dormant.
Richard Phelps, a managing director of Barclays, said: “Since we started our Entrepreneurs Index research in 2012, the UK has seen a net gain of nearly half a million companies, which signifies that for many individuals, running their own business is now becoming an aspirational career choice.”
There was also a rise in founders cashing in by selling some or all of their company. The number of deals resulting ...
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