SMEs are becoming even more important for the UK economy, research reveals


There are currently over one and a half million (1,667,265) SMEs in the UK that account for over fifty-one percent of total revenue and over sixty percent private sector employment, recent data from the Office of National Statistics can suggest.

The dominating SME industries in the UK are the wholesale of retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, accommodation and food services, and education.

Furthermore, according to research by Bizdaq, under a quarter of a million (246,840) SMEs are located in London,  followed by the South East contributing fourteen percent (232,820) of the UK’s SMEs and the North West which is home to ten percent (176,845).

In contrast, the UK regions with the least number of SMEs include Northern Ireland with just under fifty thousand (48,865) SMEs, Wales with just over seventy-three thousand (73,825) and the North East with over eighty-five thousand (86,160).

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