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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Henry Saker-Clark

Countryside business boom as almost 100,000 new rural firms launched

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Nearly 100,000 small business have been launched across rural areas of the UK over the past 12 months, according to research.

An increase in women and older founders have helped to drive the boom in new firms across the countryside, according to GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative.

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