Brighton has come 7th in a survey of the best provincial locations to start an internet business.
The survey revealed Manchester had the highest number of internet entrepreneurs outside London.
It was carried out by Beyond Bricks, the Department of Trade and Industry backed portal for internet entrepreneurs and charted the location of almost 4,000 community members across the country.
The results revealed four of the top six metropolitan locations in the country were north of Sheffield.
At the other end of the table, Hull had the lowest number of e-entrepreneurs.
Other cities with below average figures included Nottingham, Belfast, Derby and Coventry.
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