| With business booming in the big smoke more | | | | Both London and Manchester have some of the |
| people than ever before are flocking to London to | | | | best further education facilities in the UK so new |
| set up shop and start their own business | | | | talent is always emerging from their universities |
| enterprise. The capital city is expanding at a | | | | and colleges. With the easy transport links to and |
| steady pace with businesses cramming | | | | from London more and more students are |
| themselves into a tight and competitive market | | | | gravitating towards Manchester for its plentiful |
| place but, now, with UK travel becoming cheaper | | | | jobs and great quality of life. Gone are the times |
| and more widely available, there are a number of | | | | when London was the only option for university |
| companies opting for a more rural base or setting | | | | leavers with grand ambitions. |
| up sister companies in other major UK cities. | | | | One of the main reasons business links are so |
| Manchester is the largest of these growing cities | | | | strong between London and Manchester is the |
| in terms of business popularity and over the past | | | | city’s location which is ideal for reaching all |
| ten years it has fast become an appealing option | | | | parts of the UK and is seen to be a much more |
| for business entrepreneurs to open a second | | | | accessible base for a country wide business. |
| home. The city itself is hailed as the business | | | | Manchester is hailed as the people’s city and |
| capital of the North West and, despite a largely | | | | appears to be much more in tune with the |
| industrial base; it has concentrated on improving | | | | common man than its cut throat cousin, London. |
| technical facilities and a strong work force which is | | | | In the UK cities Monitor survey London and |
| drawing in new business from London. Manchester | | | | Manchester were placed first and second as the |
| is quickly climbing the ranks as business savvy | | | | best cities to locate a business and now that |
| location and is now ranked high amongst the top | | | | transport links between them are much improved |
| cities for executives looking to expand their | | | | many more London based companies are being |
| businesses. It is fast becoming the preferred | | | | encouraged to expand to the north. Trains and |
| choice for many new conglomerate head quarters | | | | flights to Manchester from London are regularly |
| and high profile London companies are quickly | | | | available making access between the two cities |
| following suit to take advantage of the great | | | | simple and cost effective. |
| facilities and workforce to be found. | | | | |