British mumpreneurs are an increasingly powerful economic group, adding billions to the UK economy and supporting thousands of jobs, new research from online marketplace eBay reveals.
Businesses set up and run by mums as sole-proprietors are flourishing, generating £7.2 billion for the UK economy in 2014, and supporting 204,600 jobs last year alone. The retail sector which includes jobs in bricks and mortar shops, market stalls and specialist online retail contributes £650 million to the economy each year.
eBay reveals the £7bn a year mum-economy – eSeller https://t.co/lE5kuUEg16
— Will Corry (@slievemore) October 22, 2015