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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Anna Wise

Two fifths of UK business owners have parents who are founders – survey

Two fifths of people who have started their own business are the children of entrepreneurs, as most founders dip into their own or parents’ savings to fund a start-up, new research has shown.

People with entrepreneurial parents could be more likely to inherit the skills needed to launch a business, according to a survey of more than 1,200 firms conducted by the 2023 UK StartUp Awards and Starling Bank.

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