With an upcoming expansion to The Netherlands Unique Client Solutions looks at the best cities in the world to do business. Did the big names come out on top?
PriceWaterhouseCooper recently conducted a report to find
the top 25 cities for business, life and innovation. Unique Client Solutions, a
customer acquisitions company with offices in Sheffield and Nottingham, took a
look at the cities that came out on top.
Johannesburg #25
Johannesburg came number one in affordability of business
space and #2 in cost of living. They fell down when it came to broadband
quality and health system performance. It was the only ranked city in Africa.
Mexico City #20
Bustling Mexico City scored highly in terms of cost of
living (#1) and cost of public transport (#2) but your health might come at a
cost. It came last in air pollution and second to last in purchasing power.
Madrid #15
Unique Client Solutions have frequently visited Madrid for business meetings and it's a fantastic city to visit and work. According to the report they agree. It’s easy to get to (#3 airport access) and came #2 in
financial and business services employment. However it came second to last in
ease of hiring and starting a business.
Hong Kong #10
This came top of the pile in a whole host of categories:
Inflation, flexibility of visa travel, ease of hiring, crime rates. However it
struggles when it comes to the price you pay for it. It is last in cost of
business space, and third to last in cost of living. Hong Kong was recently
named the freest economy in the world however, a very attractive title to big
business.
London #6
Our own capital city came number one for sports and leisure
activities, international tourists and financial/business employment. It came
#2 in attracting job-creating foreign investment, cultural vibrancy, research
from top universities and strength of currency. However as Unique Client Solutions can attest to, it came second to last in commute time, cost of
commute as well as cost of owning space for business.
Sydney #5
Sydney was the best for city carbon footprint, ease of
starting a business, housing, literacy and purchasing power. The only category
they came dead last in was cost of public transportation. With such beautiful
weather Unique Client Solutions thinks you might put up with walking or
cycling!
Stockholm #4
With less than a million people Stockholm is one of the
smallest cities on the list however it ranks best in a huge number of
categories including: clean air, digital economy activity, entrepreneurial
environment, green space, intellectual property protection, political stability
and traffic congestion. High taxes and low work flexibility might put
people off as well as a lack of foreign investment.
San Francisco #3
With a relaxed Californian lifestyle you might be mistaken for thinking that business would be slow. Not so. San Fran attracts businesses
for the excellent education levels of its population, work flexibility,
entrepreneurial environment and life satisfaction. It is known for having
progressive social policies like paid sick leave.
Toronto #2
This was our biggest surprise. It might be cold but it is
the most popular destination for business trips and has a great quality of living
and fantastic clean air. Less established than many other cities around the
world Toronto is making waves in sustainability and innovation which Unique
Client Solutions is sure will make it an attractive city of the future.
New York #1
Well the top spot didn’t surprise anyone at Unique ClientSolutions. With such an incredible reputation New York was bound to come top of
the pile. The Big Apple came number one for cultural vibrancy, research
universities, work flexibility and number two in entrepreneurial environment
and international tourists. It’s a work hard play hard city that will always
attract businesses.
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