Business
At the heart of England's north west, Salford enjoys excellent transport links and is the perfect location in which to do business.
Salford is experiencing exceptional economic growth, creating great opportunities for development and inward investment.
A dynamic business base, Salford is already home to over 7,500 businesses and we've seen major employment growth with almost 115,000 people working in the city. Salford has enjoyed some great successes, these are examples of just some of them and there are plenty of opportunities ahead for further growth:
- Between 1998 and 2006 Salford experienced the second highest employment growth rate of the 10 Greater Manchester local authority areas at 12.66%, a growth of 12,845 jobs
- Salford is also set to experience the second fastest employment growth in Greater Manchester with 36,200 jobs expected to be created in the city by 2022
- Salford is a modern, growing city with major quality housing developments in place and more planned, particularly in the Salford Quays and Central Salford areas. The population is predicted to increase by 20,500 people by 2022, second only to Manchester in growth in the Greater Manchester conurbation
- Salford is a major centre for financial and professional services with 22% of all businesses in this sector. This has been identified as a key area for growth, between now and 2026 and will provide 15% of all Salford jobs in the future.
These web pages
The business section of this website provides a wealth of advice and support for new and existing businesses in Salford, premises available to let or for sale, plus details of business rates, professional services available from the city council and other business support agencies as well as support for employers in Salford.
The business team should be your first port of call. We don’t provide all the help directly ourselves, but we do offer you a single point through which you can access a wide range of specialist business support services.
Who to contact
- Name
- Business Team
- Address
- Salford Civic Centre
Unity House
Chorley Road
Swinton
SALFORD
M27 5FJ
- Telephone
- 0161-793 2803
- business@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 18 April 2008
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