EY Fast Growth Tracker 2018

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What’s inside?

How do startups see themselves doing in the next year of business, and how optimistic are entrepreneurs in the current climate?

The report explores how expectations differ by region of the UK.

A sample of views on how the UK’s departure from the European Union will affect startups.

How are entrepreneurs planning to sell their businesses - if at all?

firms surveyed380

startups planning to raise capital in next 12 months66%

entrepreneurs expecting to grow revenue by over half this year51%

startups expecting to exit within the next 5 years67%

Founders that consider Brexit to be their biggest issue18%

Entrepreneurs plan to pursue M&A in the next 12 months29%

Henry Whorwood
Managing Director
Henry leads our Beauhurst Insights team, and is an expert on equity finance and high-growth business. He's worked on briefs for the likes of Barclays, SyndicateRoom, Innovate UK, Smith & Williamson and British Business Bank. He regularly gives presentations on market trends at events around the UK.
Ella Halmari
Visual Design & Data Analysis
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.

All data featured comes from the Beauhurst platform, a searchable database of the UK’s fastest-growing startups and scaleups.