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January 13, 2020

Silicon south coast: the UK’s growing coastal tech hubs

Brighton and Bournemouth don’t usually receive attention for their tech, but they have amongst the highest ratio of tech startups relative to other new businesses


Kim Darrah

2 min read

Entrepreneurs located in the UK’s south coast cities of Bournemouth and Brighton are some of the most likely to be focusing on tech for their new business ventures, according to new data from UK think tank the Centre for Entrepreneurs.

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