#ADDAZERO - The Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Scale: Scale to Summit

At the start of 2021, there were 5.5 million micro/small businesses registered in the UK, making up 99.2% of the total registered UK businesses. Of these, 5.3 million are micro businesses (solopreneurs - up to a maximum of 5 members of staff), accounting for 95%of all businesses. These businesses account for 21% of employment and 14% of UK PLC turnover.

So why do 20% of start-ups fail within the first 12 months, and almost 60% fail within the first three years? And finally, why is it that on...