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Success stories

Hull is a pioneering city, home to almost 10,000 businesses.

Our major employers include Seven Seas, the makers of the UK's most widely used health supplement (cod liver oil), and Aunt Bessies, where two million Yorkshire puddings are made for the UK every day.

Find out more about our major employers

Major investments in Hull continue to provide significant opportunities for existing and new investors. Vital to the success of transforming Hull as a key European city is attracting new and vibrant businesses to set up in Hull.

There are many reasons to invest in Hull including -

  • access to a working age population of 365,900
  • good skill levels
  • low property costs
  • a strong local economy
  • a real sense of enterprise and a can do attitude

Find out more facts about Hull

If you are considering Hull as the location for your new business, take a look at why some of our most recent new businesses chose Hull as their location.

Find out more about recent businesses who have successfully set up in Hull