MORE than 1,300 new business ventures have been launched in Warrington since the first national lockdown.

According to research from Capital on Tap, thousands of people up and down the country have started their own business despite uncertain times.

Warrington saw 1,325 lockdown entrepreneurs take the plunge with their new business since the pandemic began.

Meanwhile, Manchester saw 5,549 new businesses, coming first in the top 10 areas for new business registrations in the north west.

This is followed by Liverpool with 3,314 and Cheshire East with 1,874.

A spokesperson for Capital on Tap said: "As coronavirus restrictions forced more people to shop online, the online retail sector accounted for more than five per cent of businesses registered in the UK since lockdown began.

"It's likely that many of these businesses were founded by 'homepreneurs' who are using the extra time spent at home to turn their skills and hobbies into online businesses using services like Amazon, eBay, and Etsy as shop windows.

"The food preparation sector also saw a large number of new registrations, accounting for more than two per cent of all new businesses.

"Examples of the types of businesses in this category include street food vendors, food stalls, and delivery or take-away only restaurants.

"This suggests that while eating indoors in traditional settings has been disrupted by coronavirus restrictions, entrepreneurs seized the opportunity to start mobile food stalls and vans, taking their food directly to the people instead."

To view the research in full, visit capitalontap.com/en/blog/posts/lockdown-ltd-where-are-entrepreneurs-taking-the-leap-despite-uncertain-times.