UK Satellite Cities Outpace Larger Neighbours for Entrepreneurial Growth, GoDaddy Research Finds
GoDaddy's Small Business Research Lab finds that UK satellite cities like Salford are outpacing larger neighbours in entrepreneurial growth, with microbusiness density rising by 15.4% year-over-year. The report highlights that satellite cities offer cheaper property rents and lower start-up costs, while 52% of entrepreneurs use generative AI for tasks like content creation and marketing.
Key figures
- Top city
- Salford
- Ai utilization
- 52%
- Top city growth
- +15.4%
- Ai marketing benefit
- 40%
- Average launch capital
- under £1,000
- Launch capital majority
- 53%
- Top five satellite cities
- 4
- Ai business advice benefit
- 39%
- Ai content creation benefit
- 62%
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