Cardiff has the highest positive margin between new start-up firms and failures in the UK. Research by marketing training hub School of Marketing, based on ONS data, shows that in 2021 Cardiff had 72.14% higher business openings than closures.
The capital saw 3,460 start-ups compared to 2,010 business deaths. This meant that for every ten businesses that ceased trading, roughly 17 new ones started.
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