The World Bank Doing Business 2019 report measures the ease of starting a business. This involves measuring procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital to start a limited liability company for men and women.<\/p>
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The average time taken for a new business in the UK to complete all the procedures required to become operational is 18 days.<\/p>
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Source:<\/em><\/p> World Bank, Doing Business 2019, https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/reports/global-reports/doing-business-2019<\/a> <\/em><\/p>"}
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