The UK self-employment rate is similar to that in Austria,France, Germany, Luxembourg and Ireland, and is in the mid-rangefor the EU.• In total, the self-employed in the UK employ a further 2.6 millionpeople.• The UK is one of only six EU countries in which males have a higherprobability of...

In February 2002, the Small Business Service (SBS) commissioned LeedsMetropolitan University (LMU) to conduct a review of the contribution ofgraduates to small business success. The project stems from a risingconcern amongst policy makers that after years of experimentation instimulating...