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Understanding the Digital Business Landscape of:
Ceredigion

Fig 1: Ceredigion’s rankings based on the average performance of its SMEs against three key metrics: Digital Maturity, Innovation and ESG posture

Ceredigion
Aberystwyth
Aberaeron
Cardigan
Lampeter
Tregaron
Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Digital Maturity1
Innovation11
ESG4
Overall Rank3

An overview of the Unitary Authority:

Human population: 72,695
Business population: 2,424
Sample size: 102
Percentage SMEs in Unitary Authority (UA): 1.944%
Percentage SMEs in UA Sample: 1.755%

See, “how we built our sample” for more detail

Innovation and ESG

(Compared to the National Average)

SMEs’ Innovation scores in Ceredigion have remained stable since 2016, and are generally higher than the national average; likewise, ESG scores have slightly decreased and are currently a little below the national average. 

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Digital Maturity

(Compared to the National Average)

The Digital Maturity of businesses in Ceredigion increased sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, and remains above the national average at the beginning of 2023. 

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Welsh Language

(Compared to other Unitary Authorities)

Welsh language is detected on 11.88% of SME websites in Ceredigion, which represents 8.33% of all websites in the sample where Welsh language is detected, unlike neighbouring UA Powys.

Understanding Digital Growth Across Mid Wales

(Comparing its Unitary Authorities and Regional Average)

The Digital Growth of businesses in Ceredigion increases during the Covid-19 pandemic, and like others in the Region sees a notable uptick at the end of 2022, and remains above the regional average.

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