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 September 10, 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 September 10, 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: September 10, 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 September 10, 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/
