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The Best Opportunities

The Best Opportunities

Seven out of ten businesses believe location impacts on profitability and that running costs are lower in the North versus the South.

Independent survey of senior decision makers carried out on behalf of york-england.com in 2006

Strategic Location

A strategic location in the centre of the UK, fast rail links, extensive motorway networks, international air links and extensive broadband coverage are just a few of North Yorkshire’s attractions as a business location.

Thriving Economy

Add to this a thriving economy, leading science and technology centres, a track record of excellence in productivity and significant business successes and it becomes clear why North Yorkshire is the chosen base for some of the UK’s leading companies and growing numbers of small and medium sized businesses each year.

Quality of Life

For quality of life, North Yorkshire is unrivalled. From the inspirational beauty of the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales, to thriving cosmopolitan centres like York voted one of the top 200 places to live in the world, the 750,000 inhabitants of North Yorkshire have access to an outstanding quality of life.

Constantly Evolving

North Yorkshire is constantly evolving and creating new opportunities for innovative businesses, like the development of new leading-edge clusters in the bio, creative and IT sectors with specialist areas such as plant technology. We are also generating innovative, high quality business locations in beautiful settings through our rural enterprise network.

The Best Opportunity

With highly competitive rates and new commercial property developments in progress across the region we can make sure you find the best opportunity for your business. Whether you are a small scientific start-up seeking laboratory space, a creative business which needs an inspirational work space or a large distribution company needing a large warehouse, North Yorkshire has it all.

Specific Propositions

The following options are specific examples of the specialist support North Yorkshire has to offer businesses.