In 2023, there were over one million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in London, making it the region with the highest number of SMEs in the United Kingdom. By contrast, in the same year, there were just 121,900 SMEs in Northern Ireland, the fewest of any UK region.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (October 5, 2023). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668790/number-of-smes-in-the-uk-2019-by-region/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668790/number-of-smes-in-the-uk-2019-by-region/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668790/number-of-smes-in-the-uk-2019-by-region/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668790/number-of-smes-in-the-uk-2019-by-region/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668790/number-of-smes-in-the-uk-2019-by-region/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668790/number-of-smes-in-the-uk-2019-by-region/