New Year NEW IDEA
WITH A RECENT SURVEY CONCLUDING THAT ONE IN 12 BRITONS LAUNCHED THEIR OWN BUSINESS DURING THE PANDEMIC THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN HIT WITH A NEW ENTREPRENEURIAL WAVE . WHETHER AS A RESULT OF FURLOUGH , REDUNDANCY , OR SIMPLY HAVING THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT OR INDEED TAKE A NEW VENTURE LEAP , THE START OF 2021 BRINGS WITH IT A WHOLE RAFT OF NEW BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTY !
Ritam Gandhi , founder and director of Studio Graphene , eloquently sums it up : “ In many ways , the pandemic has created a perfect storm for entrepreneurship : huge market shifts , much more time in our own homes and a surge in furloughs and redundancies . And , a bit like the 2008 financial crisis , this state of flux has created many new opportunities for would-be entrepreneurs , so it ’ s positive that so many people have been inspired to act .
“ Whether these new ventures are side projects or people ’ s sole way of making a living , the UK ’ s status as a global entrepreneurial hub has clearly not faltered . In the months and years to come , I ’ m sure we ’ ll all be reading about the successful startups that were born out of the coronavirus crisis , and this should inspire many others to take the leap and start their own business .”
From kitchen table entrepreneurs , to long time gap-in-the-market planners , with a side order of established business change-in-directioners ; one thing is for sure , we will all have a lot of exciting new Kentish ventures to enjoy in the year ahead .
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