UK business start-ups increase amid downturn

Around 800 new businesses chose to start up in the UK in the third quarter of last year, new research has revealed.

According to Barclays Bank, this is better than the 600 new launches which were seen over the same period in 2007, the North West Evening Mail reports.

This news suggests that despite the recession, the UK is still regarded as an opportunity market for new start-ups.

Paul Titterton, regional director for Barclay's Local Business in the north-west, said: "Today's numbers reflect the confidence and faith entrepreneurs have in themselves and their business, even during this time of economic uncertainty."

In the north-west area of the country, 16,500 new firms were set up in the third quarter of the year, a 26 per cent increase compared to 2007.

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