An impressive 8,832 new businesses were registered in Liverpool in the first three months of 2020, even in the face of the global pandemic, with home delivery and takeaway startups proving to be the most popular across the country.
New figures from small business consultancy Tide show that the city saw the fifth-highest number of registrations, with Sheffield taking the top spot with 21,291 new business registrations, Liverpool Business News reports.
Thanks to lockdown, there was increased demand for delivery services, with data from Companies House showing that ecommerce and home delivery companies were the second most popular type of business registered up to the end of May.
Vice-president of member engagement at Tide Sarah Young was quoted by the news source as saying: “The virus has certainly been catastrophic for the economy as a whole, but people are still living, working, and shopping from home, ensuring a steady supply of demand for companies that can cater to their needs.
“If your new venture is designed to operate in these challenging conditions, and has the ability to adapt and shift as lockdown eases and the world returns to normal, then you have the best chance of success.”
Further research, this time from Startup Genome, has found that the combined north-west powerhouse of Liverpool and Manchester is now ninth in the world for startup and scale-up business support.
The region was scored strongly on the performance of startup ventures, access to early-stage funding, local talent and the ability to scale up.
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