Formations experts Duport.co.uk have discovered that Sheffield
has set a
new record for company formations in April 2012.
With 291 new companies formed in Sheffield in 2012, this is the
best
ever April performance for the city according to figures from
the
register of companies at Companies House, collated and analysed
by
formations agents Duport.co.uk.
This new record beats the previous high by of 265 by some 11%, a
record
that has held since April 2008, before the UK had fallen into
recession.
Peter Valaitis, Managing Director of Duport.co.uk stated:
"Sheffield has
always been a great city of entrepreneurship, industry, and
start-up
innovation - and with a new record for April formations, the city
looks
set to thrive in 2012."
Sheffield is also the home of the MADE Entrepreneur Festival,
which will
be held from the 19^th to the 22^nd of September 2012 in 10
different
venues across the city.
MADE is the UK's biggest festival for entrepreneurs, and has
dedicated
the 3^rd day of the event to supporting and encouraging small and
medium
sized businesses to consider the benefits of exporting.
With a speakers and events including the Business Secretary Vince
Cable
and Dragons' Den star Peter Jones, the festival hopes to host a
wide
range of visitors from new business owners to inventors,
manufacturers,
investors and established entrepreneurs.
This is the third time the MADE Entrepreneur Festival will be held
in
Sheffield, which is testament to the city's positive attitude
towards
business.
Sheffield is a city that has always been at the forefront of
innovation,
and with new records for new businesses in April 2012, this is
a
positive sign for more success from its small business community
in the
future.
Duport.co.uk is a leading UK company formation agent, operating in
the
UK for around 15 years. Duport registers around 10,000 new
companies
each year using its Companies House approved software. The
Company
Register which is maintained by Companies House contains
public
information about Limited companies and directors.
