EY Fast Growth Tracker 2018
A survey of UK entrepreneurs
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What’s inside?
Top-level views
How do startups see themselves doing in the next year of business, and how optimistic are entrepreneurs in the current climate?
Geography
The report explores how expectations differ by region of the UK.
Brexit
A sample of views on how the UK’s departure from the European Union will affect startups.
Exits
How are entrepreneurs planning to sell their businesses – if at all?
The key findings from this report
firms surveyed
startups planning to raise capital in next 12 months
entrepreneurs expecting to grow revenue by over half this year
startups expecting to exit within the next 5 years
Founders that consider Brexit to be their biggest issue
Entrepreneurs plan to pursue M&A in the next 12 months
About the authors
henry whorwood
Henry leads Beauhurst’s research and consultancy, and is an expert on equity finance and high-growth business. He has worked on briefs for clients including Barclays, Syndicate Room, Innovate UK, Smith & Williamson and the British Business Bank. Henry regularly gives presentations on finance and market trends at events around the country. Henry studied Classics at the University of Oxford.
Ella halmari
Ella is a visual design and data analysis specialist. She is an expert in data visualisation and content creation, playing a lead role in analysis and production of Beauhurst’s data-driven publications and brand communications. Ella holds a post-graduate diploma in Visual Communication from UAL and the IMC qualification from the CFA Society.
Where does the data come from?
All data featured comes from the Beauhurst platform, a searchable database of the UK’s fastest-growing startups and scaleups.
