New B2B 2016 Survey

Posted on 16th January 2017 in Misc

Here are our top 20 start-up industries for 2016:

Take Away Food Shops
Dentists
Online Shopping
Nursing Homes
Doctors
Builders
Beauty Salons
Pubs, Bars & Inns
Plumbers
Hairdressers – Mobile
Taxis & Private Hire
Web Site Design
Cafes, Snack Bars & Tea Rooms
Electricians
Cleaning Services – Domestic
Garage Mechanics
Painters & Decorators
Roofing Services
Property Maintenance & Repairs
Retirement Apartments

Online Shopping features in the top 20 for the first time showing the expected huge growth in e-commerce activity. The most noticeable change is Retirement Apartments & Nursing Homes who have stormed the top 20 overtaking Accountants and Computer Consultants who were a previous top start-up in 2015.

The top 10 areas for new businesses to open are:

London
Birmingham
Manchester
Glasgow
Bristol
Nottingham
Leeds
Liverpool
Leicester
Sheffield

Special mention for Sheffield overtaking Edinburgh to feature in the top 10 in 2016. Also not featured in the list Bradford moved 9 places from 23rd to 14th from the previous year and Newcastle Upon Tyne moved from 18th up to 13th.

The survey results were obtained by analysing the monthly numbers of new businesses which are identified by our New B2B service.