
Disability and Entrepreneurship
Read time : 40 mins Added: 24/04/2023
Disability and Entrepreneurship report
Our Disability and Entrepreneurship report produced in partnership with Small Business Britain reflects the views of around 500 disabled entrepreneurs from across the UK.
This is a key moment in deepening our understanding of the barriers being faced by the UK’s disabled entrepreneurs. The findings in the report couldn’t be clearer - entrepreneurship is currently not equitable for the UK’s disabled founders.
The report found significant hurdles are holding founders back, including higher start-up costs, and challenges accessing funding and support. It also highlights the innovation, unique perspectives, experiences and ideas that disabled entrepreneurs bring to the business world.
Key findings:
- 25% of entrepreneurs are disabled or neurodiverse.
- 37% report they have been discriminated against because of their disability.
- 33% of disabled entrepreneurs followed the entrepreneurship route out of necessity.
- 60% did not get any support when starting their business; either financial, training, advice or other support.
- 59% are worried to take on debt, whilst 48% don’t know the right type of funding.
- Disabled people on average face £570 of additional living costs per month.
- 70% lack appropriate role models.
- 84% feel that they do not have equal access to the same opportunities and resources as non-disabled founders.
- 35% say their disability has positively impacted them as an entrepreneur.
Read our full Disability and Entrepreneurship report (PDF, 6.7MB)
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