questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the average start up costs incurred by first-time business founders in the UK.
answerText: The United Kingdom is one of the best places to start a business, boasting one of the highest business start-up rates in the OECD – 18.6 start-ups per 1,000 people in 2022. This compares to an average of 4.5 start-ups per 1,000 people across OECD members....
heading: New Businesses: Operating Costs