The MJ & Local Futures: Inward Investment Guide to England

The MJ & Local Futures

The Inward Investment Guide to England helps councils plan their strategies to meet the growth agenda by concentrating on their strengths as well as identifying their weaknesses. The guide, from The MJ and research consultancy Local Futures, analyses key socio-economic data to build up a picture of the 325 local authority areas in England. The findings are organised in three main focuses and each is made up of five composite measures, which have been equally weighted to provide summary scores. The combined scores then make up the final Investment Guide to England. The three focuses and the final guide will be published below as they make the pages of the MJ. The guides are FREE to MJ subscribers. Councils needing more detail can purchase bespoke guides for their areas and a benchmarking league table of all council performance. Please call 020 7973 6694 or email customer@hgluk.com

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    No 1: Economic Performance. Which parts of the UK have the best performing local economies? Which areas are best for business and enterprise? This guide provides top tens based on key measures of economic performance and examines some of the winners in more detail. The guide is free to MJ subscribers.

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    No 2: Human Resources.The skills of the workforce and characteristics of the local labour market are critical considerations in business location. This guide provides assessments of the quality of human resources within an area, based on five measures equally weighted to provide an overall summary score. The guide is free to MJ subscribers.

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    No 3: Environment and Infrastructure. The characteristics of an area’s environment and infrastructure are the third key consideration for inward investors and businesses considering location. In this guide easch local authority area has been examined using five measures. The guide is free to MJ subscribers.

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    No 4: Benchmarking table. In the final part of the MJ/Local Futures Inward investment guide, councils with similar scores are grouped together. The table is free to MJ subscribers.

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