Infographic: How fighting the fear of starting up would boost the economy by £3bn
Posted by Dan Martin in Finances, Business trends on Wed, 23/11/2011 - 12:58
If all the people who would like to start a business but are scared to do so took the leap into enterprise and made £1,000 profit, the economy would get a £3.25bn boost.
That's the claim of new research from Business Link.
According to the support organisation, which recently launched new services, a quarter of employees believe there are good opportunities for starting a business but fear prevents one in three from setting up their own company.
If they all actually did it, the research claimed, the economy would benefit significantly.
Here's an infographic to explain the results:
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