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Sout hWestt opf orf emal er unbusi nesses,butf emal e ent r epr eneur sst i l lunder r epr esent edacr osst heUK TheSout hWestofEngl andhast hehi ghestpr opor t i onoff emal er un busi nesses,accor di ngt ot hel at estr esear chf r om Payment sense.Dat a f r om t hecompany’ s70, 000smal lbusi nesscust omer sacr osst heUK, f oundt hatal mostt woi nf i ve( 39%)SMEsi nt heSout hWestar er unby women,cl osel yf ol l owedbynear byWal eswher e36% bel ongt of emal es. Payment sense’ sf i gur esal sosuggestt hatj ustoverat hi r d( 34%)ofUK SMEsar enowf emal er un,ani ncr easeon2017dat awhi chr epor t ed t hatonl y19% ofUKsmal lbusi nesseswer el edbywomen* .Despi t et hi s i ncr easet hedat ast i l lpoi nt st osi gni f i cantunder r epr esent at i onoff emal e ent r epr eneur sacr osst heUK. Thest udyal sodi spl ayedhowt hebal anceofbusi nessowner shi pvar i es att heci t yl evel .Car l i sl et oppedt heci t yl i stwi t ht hehi ghestpr opor t i on off emal er unbusi nesses( 50%) .Tor quayi ssecondwi t h47%,cl osel y f ol l owedbyTel f or d,Tr ur oandShr ewsbur y( al lat45%) .
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Oft he100ci t i esandt ownsanal ysedLondonsi t si nt hebot t om t en,wi t h 30% ofPayment sensecust omerbusi nessesr unbyf emal es.I ti s Sl ough,however ,whi chhast hel owestpr opor t i onoff emal eent r epr eneur swi t h26%.Al sol owont hel i star eHar r ow( 27%) ,Gl asgow( 28%) andKi r kcal dy( 28%) .
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