
In an amazing interactive visualisation, this is a question that Simply Business set out to answer.
Close to 860,000 women in the UK run their own companies, that’s only 18 per cent of business owners despite the progress made in gender equality. But take out the per cent sign and that’s how many women would be left in charge. A whopping 82 businesses would be owned by men. Of these 100 businesses, the majority (86) would be found in England. In descending order, Scotland would be home to seven companies, Wales to four, leaving Northern Ireland (NI) with only three. The employment rate in NI was below the UK average, not to mention at the lowest rate among the UK regions. And its economic inactivity was also higher than the UK average – once again the highest of the regions. Given these statistics, it’s perhaps no wonder that it finds itself with the least amount of businesses, while tech hubs London and the North shoot England to the top. But despite the decreased amount of businesses, backing growth in sectors such as science, tech and engineering would still be part of the long term plan to deliver economic security and sustainable growth for, as George Osborne puts it, “a more resilient economy”.- 17 in professional, scientific and technical sectors;
- 12 in construction;
- Eight in retail;
- Eight in information and communications;
- Seven in business admin and support;
- Seven in arts and entertainment;
- Six in agriculture, forestry and fishing;
- Six in production;
- Six in accommodation and food;
- Five in wholesale;
- Four in property;
- Four in health;
- Three in motor trades;
- Three in transport and storage;
- Two in finance and insurance
- Two in education
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