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A lot of the research that we've done
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with small businesses thinks about how
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we help them be more productive and that
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starts with connectivity. So we give
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connectivity, become more productive.
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When you become more productive then
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maybe you can grow your business or be
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more effective with your business.
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>> And aside from that kind of productivity
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element, has it stopped people starting
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businesses? Is that a massive part of
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entrepreneurship in terms of
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>> I mean I think it's one of the the
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things that you have a CTA and about,
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you know, entrepreneurship and how you
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start businesses. And the UK's pretty
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good at the moment. There's a lot of
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people trying to start businesses or
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registering for businesses, you know,
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600, 700,000 a year. The research we had
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said that 25% of people or 25% of the
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the entrepreneurs and the companies we
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we looked at would not start a business
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unless there was great connectivity. And
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nearly over 60% of of those that have
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started a business, it delays their
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expansion or it influences where they go
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if there's not great connectivity. So I
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think there's a there's a real
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opportunity to improve entrepreneurship
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on the back of that digital
