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London the epicentre of UK’s micro business boom

There are now nearly 34 micro businesses for every 1, 000 people in Britain, with London and the South East of England accounting for nearly a third.

A new study from Direct Line has uncovered the scale of the country’s micro business revolution, as the number of companies with less than ten employees now amounts to 2.17m and represents 89 per cent of all businesses.

London is the fastest growing micro business hub, with 400, 000 currently operating, whilst the South East of England contains 337, 385 in total.

Proving that size isnt everything, the analysis also showed that there are 23, 500 micro businesses with a turnover of more than 1m, with the average turnover of UK micro firms standing at 286, 879, compared with an average turnover of SMEs of 703, 419.

The East of England is also proving to be one of Britain’s fastest growing micro business hotspots, with 216, 700 firms ten per cent of the total. The least entrepreneurial region revealed by the data was the North East of England, where just over 57, 000 micro businesses currently operate.

Direct Line for business head Nick Breton said that the findings of the study were encouraging yet not entirely unexpected. He said: These figures show that Britain has become a nation of entrepreneurs.

it is unsurprising to see that London and the South East of England account for more than a third of the nation’s micro businesses, as families in these areas are often seeking to gain extra sources of income by turning their hobbies into professions.