SME SUMMARY OF 2015As the number of private sector businesses reached a record of 5.4 million, we look at how they have grown.

SMALL BUSINESSES ACCOUNT FOR 99.3% OF ALL PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESSES

INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES SINCE 2000

1 IN 4 FIRMS REPORT REVENUE GROWTH IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF 2015 – THE HIGHEST SINCE 2010

COMBINED ANNUAL TURNOVER OF SMES

OF PRIVATE SECTOR TURNOVER IN THE UK

SMES ACCOUNT FOR

THE OVERALL BUSINESS POPULATION INCLUDES THREE MAIN LEGAL FORMS

SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZEDENTERPRISES (SMES) ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN HALF OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE UK

THE NUMBER OF STAFF EMPLOYED BY SMES

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