LEO
42%
WHAT 1,000 UK START-UP BUSINESSES LOOK LIKE
OF LOAN RECIPIENTS ARE IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT BEFORE BECOMING THEIR OWN BOSS
At Transmit Start-Ups, we are delighted to have reached a significant milestone and are proud to report that we have helped over 1,000 entrepreneurs across the UK start their dream businesses. To celebrate this achievement, we’ve compiled data from our first 1,000 loan recipients to paint the picture of what we have found the entrepreneurial environment in the UK to look like. From the star signs of the entrepreneurs to the average loan size, take a look at our infographic below.
GEMINI THE AVERAGE LOAN RECIPIENT IS:
13% TOP 5 SECTORS FOR WOMEN RETAIL, HOSPITALITY, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, FOOD & DRINK, BEAUTY
OF PEOPLE STARTED THEIR OWN BUSINESS AFTER BEING UNEMPLOYED
MALE AGED: 36 LIVING REGION: NORTH EAST SECTOR: RETAIL
AVERAGE LOAN LENGTH
60 MONTHS
MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL STAR SIGNS: GEMINI, LEO, ARIES, VIRGO
TOP 10 SECTORS
AVERAGE FEMALE LOAN RECIPIENT: GEMINI AVERAGE MALE LOAN RECIPIENT: LEO
TOP 3 LOCATIONS FOR START-UP LOANS
BEAUTY
RETAIL, WEB, HOSPITALITY, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, FOOD & DRINK, IT, CREATIVE, MUSIC, MANUFACTURING, BEAUTY
I.T. HELP
HOTEL HAPPY
LOANS
LONDON 14
RETAIL
%
TOP 5 SECTORS FOR MEN RETAIL, WEB, HOSPITALITY, IT, CONSTRUCTION
% 2 3 T S A E H T R O N
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TRANSMIT TOWN POPULATION 1,000
% 9 1 : D N A L T O C S
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OUR 1000TH START UP WAS FROM SCOTLAND – DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN
TOTAL LOAN VALUE
£9.5 MILLION AVERAGE LOAN VALUE
£8,348 GENDER SPLIT
62% MALE 38% FEMALE
OLDEST LOAN RECIPIENT
75
YOUNGEST LOAN RECIPIENT
19
LARGEST LOAN VALUE
£25,000 SMALLEST LOAN VALUE
£1,000
1,000 LOAN WAS KIRSTY GURR AND ‘THE ALCHEMIST COCKTAILS’ TH
“I’M REALLY PROUD TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE 1,000TH LOAN FROM TRANSMIT START-UPS, IT’S A MASSIVE MILESTONE.” KIRSTY GURR, 23
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