It seems people are pulling together to help local businesses out of lockdown, as two thirds of people say they’ll shop local to support small businesses.<\/p>\n
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Businesses right across the UK have been plunged into the depths of economic despair due to the coronavirus<\/a> pandemic – between March and June alone, a staggering 649,000 UK employees were left unemployed as a result of lockdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are the backbone of the economy – the 5.9 million across the UK make up over 99% of all businesses – but it appears many would-be entrepreneurs are now too afraid to start their own business, given the uncertainty of the economy over the next few months and possibly years.<\/p>\n But shoppers are on hand to help out by buying local.<\/p>\nWho would start a business now?<\/h2>\n