Rising Richmond

The City of Richmond keeps rising and rising in quality of life, as demonstrated in many of Richmond's "The Future Is Now" projects. The City of Richmond is also rising in the national economic sector as one of the best places to do business.

Did you know that Forbes magazine has named the City of Richmond as the 7th best city for business and careers in the nation? This is a big jump into the future for Richmond which ranked as #14 on the same list just a year ago. By the way, The City of Richmond as been included in the top 15 cities on the Forbes list four times in the last five years.

Forbes determines the cities by comparing 200 of the largest metro areas. The criteria used by Forbes is: business costs, job and income growth, education levels, the number of four-year college and quality of life factors.

Not only does Forbes think the City of Richmond a great place to do business but so do existing Richmond business owners. 40% of Richmond businesses expansion plans in the works (Business First Greater Richmond report). The Business First Greater Richmond program is predicting that if these businesses expand as planned it will create more over 2,000 new jobs for Richmond in the near future.

If you are considering starting a business or relocating your business, then consider Richmond. Business costs are 10% below the national average. If you need quality employees for your business, you should know that 28% of the Richmond area's labor pool has obtained a college degree. That is 3% higher than the national average.

Because of its strong diversified business base, The City of Richmond has historically grown or remained stable for the past 33 years in all of the economic ups and downs of the nation. Richmond is in the top ten places to do business and has been in the top 20 for five straight years. This alone should tell smart business owners a lot, but you can find out more by contacting the Richmond Economic Development Department..

A strong economic forecast and diversified business sector means that more people will be able to achieve the American Dream: Homeownership.

If you are relocating your business to the Richmond area, please contact me for corporate relocation information. If you are moving to Richmond for its many career opportunities and need help with your relocation move, please contact me.

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