Business environment

If you are looking to set up or relocate your business, Hull’s business environment is the ideal place for companies to realise their business potential.

It was recently named the most enterprising location in Yorkshire and the Humber and came second nationally in the prestigious Enterprising Britain Awards 2009, before being named runner-up in the Investing in Skills Category at the European Enterpise Awards 2010.

In the past five years £1.5 billion has been committed for new public sector development in Hull, underlining the city’s aspiration to completely renew its public infrastructure including schools, health centres and housing.

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Located on the Humber estuary, midway between London and Edinburgh, Hull is a great central place for business with operational costs up to 20 per cent lower than the UK average.

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If you want to find a home for your business in Hull, there are a range of options available including council-owned business premises to rent and development sites for employment use.

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Businesses located in the city centre may be part of Hull’s business improvement district (BID) where local businesses and public sector partners work together to improve the economic climate of the area.

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