Northampton is fourth best in UK for new businesses...and here are some of those that opened in 2021
Town has performed strongly in study
By Logan MacLeod
Published 7th Jan 2022, 11:58 BST
Updated 7th Jan 2022, 12:41 BST
Northampton is the fourth best place in the UK for starting a new business, according to a new business.
The study, compiled by business experts Bionic, created an index using nine different business metrics to reveal which UK city has the strongest independent economy, where small businesses can thrive.
Here are some of the new independent businesses that opened in Northampton in the last year. The Chronicle & Echo has been supporting our independent shops and businesses throughout the pandemic as part of an on-going campaign.
The team at Araminta's takeaway in Yardley Hastings is set to open a restaurant at the current Cumin curry house, in Wellingborough Road, in January.
Araminta's new manager, 21-year-old Shohid Islam, said the move is all about meeting customer demands.
The chicken wing takeaway opened in March in the middle of Wellingborough Road. Owners and friends Jabran and Kasim were given the opportunity to open Wing Spot when the previous takeaway closed, so the pair quickly got to work after deciding to go into the new venture together.
The popular family-run Turkish restaurant in St Giles Street reopened in June after a whopping £70,000 on a six-week refurbishment to transform the building. Owner Erkan Kaygusuz said he wanted to improve the restaurant because there is 'a lot of competition coming around'
The Coffee Press in Harlestone Road, St James, opened for business in November. The cafe is owned by Harry Barnes, who also owns Jimmy's Sports Bar next door, and run by a team of four staff from the area.
Coffee Press spokeswoman Sam Noble, 31, said: "There's nothing around here that's like this - somewhere for people to chill and work - so we wanted to do a really good coffee shop."