Who would set-up a business during a global pandemic?
It seems like quite a few. New research shows 2,000,000 people have set-up a ‘side hustle’ since the first lockdown, with huge numbers of new entrepreneurs launching from their living rooms or even their bedrooms.
In fact, the UK’s entrepreneurial spirit is booming, with more new companies launching in the first quarter of 2021 than in the same period in 2020.
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Andy Fishburn from Virgin StartUp says, “A fifth of business founders launched from their living rooms and one in seven from their bedrooms”.
The UK’s entrepreneurial spirit is stronger than ever as the latest lockdown inspired a 19% increase in companies created, compared with the same period in 2020.
And according to a new study, approximately two million people have started a side project during the lockdowns.
The findings from Virgin StartUp, Virgin’s not-for-profit entrepreneurial hub show one in five (20%) founded their business from their living room, with a further one in seven (14%) setting up from their bedroom.
Another one in three (33%) Brits dream of becoming an entrepreneur and would like to set up their own business.
