LOCATION
The South East of England offers businessmen and women precisely what they need - the opportunity to profit.
Its outstanding environment, highly-qualified and productive workforce, strong R&D base, excellent transport links, well-established infrastructure plus attractive living conditions all combine to make it an ideal location for business.
 With a base in the region, companies have quick and easy access to one of the largest and more affluent markets in Europe, as well as the remainder of the UK and mainland Europe.
If your company is looking for a base in the UK, thinking of relocating or simply wanting to identify the best location for a new venture, consider the following:
The South East in Brief
- The South East is the largest region in the UK with a population of 8 million people
- Some 230,000 companies are based here
- With more people in work than anywhere else in the country, it has the UK's highest economic activity rate
- That high activity rate produces the largest amount of GDP in the UK…nearly £100 billion
- If it was a country, it would be the 19th largest in the world, based on economic importance
- Full time employees in the region work the longest in the UK - on average almost 45 hours a week
- Its school leavers achieve the highest academic standards in the country
- It also has more graduates than anywhere else in the UK (with the exception of London)
 Households in the region enjoy the highest income in the UK - They also enjoy one of the country's best environments…nearly one-third of the region falls within an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'
- With the lowest crime rate in the UK, it's the safest too
Sources: SEEDA, National Office for Statistics and the Home Office.
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