Bedford is a prime location for business! It is home to and continues to attract a number of booming and innovative industries as the region offers a large, skilled workforce and a highly competitive cost base.
Bedford is continuously growing with large international investments expressing an interest and has become a digitally connected hub with plenty of opportunity for investors, partnerships, growing businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs.
Facts about Bedford Borough
- Location, location, location; Less than an hour’s drive to London, situated between A1 and M1, access to mainline trains as well as to major international airports
- One of the fastest growing populations in the country and accessible to 30 million people within a two hour drive
- Close to the world famous Cambridge, Oxford and Cranfield Research Universities
- Centrally located in the Oxford-to-Cambridge Growth Corridor
- A broad range of sites, premises and office space on offer
How we can help
The team is committed to helping you to locate and grow in the Bedford area. We can support you with:
- private and public sector commercial property, premises and land search
- planning regulations
- business relocation
- routes to markets
- recruitment and details about workforce skills
- continuing business support as your business grows and expands
- access to relevant business networks
- signposting to business support and funding opportunities
- bespoke economic data relevant to a business or sector
We’d love to hear from you
Phone us on 01234 276255 UK / +44 1234 276255 (international)
Email us at invest.inbedford@bedford.gov.uk
