Monthly Archives: December 2019

These Smartwatches are on Sale for the Holidays

by Entrepreneur Store • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

Get a great gift without breaking the bank on an Apple Watch.

Why Jack Canfield's 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' Series Was Originally Rejected

by Jack Canfield • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

It’s not enough to have a dream – you need the motivation to stick it out and achieve it.

4 Simple Rules to Make AI Chatbots a Force for Good

by Reshu Rathi • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

AI-powered chatbots can help take your business to new heights as long as you follow these rules.

Boeing Will Freeze 737 Max Production as FAA Review Carries On

by Jon Fingas • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

The company will be stopping work on the flawed airliner in January.

How This Entrepreneur Turned Her Freelancing Career Into Something More

by Kathleen Griffith • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

Karla Welch is a creative director, A-list celebrity stylist and now tech founder.

10 Ways to Make Money While You Sleep

by John Rampton • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

This is much, much better than staying awake worried how you’ll make a buck.

5 Ways to Prevent Remote Workers From Drifting

by Arthur Zenian • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

Remote workers are a great way to have your company’s boots on the ground in several parts of the country. Here are ways to keep them all focused on the same goal.

Billionaires of the 2010s: From Facebook Execs to Heiresses, Here's a Look at the Biggest Names to Join the 3-Comma Club

by Taylor Nicole Rogers and Taylor Borden • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

The world’s billionaire population has more than doubled over the past decade, Forbes’ 2010 and 2019 Billionaires lists show.

If you want your start-up to succeed, move to Bristol

by Anna Jordan • December 17, 2019 • 0 Comments

Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Bristol has the best five-year business survival rate, according to new statistics from BusinessComparison.com.
Supported by recent Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures, the study shows that just four in ten UK start-ups survive their first five years in business.
To identify the most prosperous city for start-ups, researchers looked at the how many businesses were started in UK cities in 2013 and how many were still going in 2018.
In Bristol, 44.4pc of new start-ups survive to the five-year mark, with an economy based on the creative media, electronic and aerospace industries. The only other cities who were above the UK average of 42.43pc were Brighton and Hove (44.1pc) and Leeds (42.9pc).

RankTown/cityNew start-ups in 2013Five-year survival Five-year survival rate

1Bristol2,5701,14044.36pc

2Brighton and Hove1,96086544.13pc

3Leeds3,8951,67042.88pc

4Sheffield2,14591542.66pc

5Cardiff1,66570542.34pc

6Bournemouth91038542.31pc

7Edinburgh2,7301,15042.12pc

8Bolton1,38058042.03pc

9Bradford2,25094542pc

10Aberdeen1,44560541.87pc

>See also: The essential guide to starting a business in Bristol
Plymouth is languishing at the bottom of the list with the lowest start-up survival rate in the UK. Fewer than one in three (30.7pc) new ventures last beyond five years.

RankTown/cityNew start-ups in 2013Five-year survivalFive-year survival rate

21Kingston upon Hull89034538.76pc

22Stoke-on-Trent87033538.51pc

23Nottingham1,33551038.2pc

24Newcastle upon Tyne1,19545538.08pc

25Manchester3,3851,27037.52pc

26Glasgow City2,8301,06037.46pc

27Northampton1,44552035.99pc

28Liverpool2,25080535.78pc

29Portsmouth90532035.36pc

30Plymouth1,09033530.73pc

Unsurprisingly, the south west was the region with the highest business survival rate at 45.6pc. Each of the three regions with the highest survival rate