Web makes business start-up easier

The web is making it easier than ever for would-be entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into real businesses. So says, Matt Brittin from Google. It's hard to disagree.

He said: "It is now easier than at any point in history for entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into a business reality. Start-up businesses can tap into a global market from the very day they're created. Incisive, dynamic entrepreneurs will be most successful during the first economic recovery in a truly digital world."

Many people will be delighted to hear this. Figures from YouGov showed that more than 6 million adults (17 per cent) would like to start their own business.

If only 10 per cent of those people actually made the move it would mean the creation of 647,000 new businesses, with employment for potentially 1.1 million people, claimed Enterprise UK, who commissioned the poll.

However, management company Intuit said their poll showed that many of those people intended to delay setting up a business. Intuit's small business specialist Catherine Harrell said: "It's completely understandable that British people are taking a more cautious approach. The good news is that the desire to become an entrepreneur is still alive and kicking for lots of Brits."