Leeds has regularly topped polls as a business location and city to live and work in. Most recently the city featured in the top 30 in the 2006 Cushman & Wakefield survey of best European cities for business.
Leeds offers the following benefits to business seeking to locate in the city:
- Central location with excellent road, rail and air communications
- Vibrant and growing mixed economy
- Entrepreneurial business environment
- Excellent range of business services
- Availability of skilled labour
- The UK's 3rd best city for shopping
- A lively and cosmopolitan culture
- Top sporting cultural and tourist attractions
- Strong housing market with a wide choice of properties
- Easy access to glorious countryside
For detailed information on the Leeds economy visit the web site of Leeds City Council development department (
www.leeds.gov.uk) and click on Business.