Small business closures
James Webb made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: James Webb
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
Please provide me with the following data from 2020 - 2025 ytd.
How many small businesses were in operation? Can this please be provided as companies, partnerships, sole traders, and total?
How many new companies were incorporated?
How many companies closed/were removed from the companies register?
How many companies were incorporated and how many were closed by industry type (eg accommodation and food service, construction, mining, retail trade etc.)
Yours faithfully,
James Webb
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