Choosing the best location for your business is an important decision.  Issues you may want to consider include: 

• How close will you be to your customers and suppliers, or even your competitors? 
• Do you need good transport links?
• Would you prefer a city centre location?
• Do you need a shop front or is a business park more suitable?
• Where are your employees coming from?

Bristol City Council's Business Support Team can provide you with a map that shows all of the city's business parks and trading estates.  You can request a free copy of the map by e-mail.  

Ward profiles of different parts of Bristol can be found on the Bristol City Council website.  A brief description of the five wards comprising Bristol's Objective 2 area are given here (see links on the right). 

There are a number of new developments happening in Bristol which provide opportunities for contracts and trade.  Find out more about these by clicking on the links to the right.

For many new businesses, a market stall provides an opportunity to test out their product at low cost.