The people at SuperScript have named Brighton & Hove the second highest entrepreneurial city in the UK.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world of work, spurring many employees to reassess their professional (and personal) goals. It’s estimated that up to 11.6 million jobs were affected by the government’s furlough scheme, setting in motion a shift in long-term priorities that has culminated in the ‘Great Resignation’ currently sweeping through the UK.
But there’s an upside: people are becoming more entrepreneurial. Between January and June 2021, more than 340,000 new businesses were registered. That’s 80 new businesses per hour; a 32% rise compared to 2019.
Brighton and Hove A Success story: The No Catch Co.
Following the 2018 launch of Unity Diner, a successful non-profit vegan restaurant based in East London, Kevyn Bourke and Ed Winters started brainstorming new food ideas. Their efforts ultimately led to the launch of the No Catch Co, a Brighton-based restaurant with a menu packed full of vegan spins on chip-shop classics. As well as their signature ‘tofish’ (tofu-based vegan fish), they offer meat-free versions of smoked haddock, prawns, calamari and more.
“It’s a good product that aids a good cause,’ Kevyn explains. “We thought: if we open a vegan fish and chip shop, we can show people how to take on the fish and chip industry.’”
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