Choosing the location of your office space can be a difficult task. The trouble may not be deciding on a city to relocate to, but to decide even initially whether you want your business to be based on the West or East coast of the country can be difficult. In this blog post, we explore what three top cities on both the West Coast and the East Coast have to offer as a business location. Hopefully, this information will help you come to a decision a lot quicker and you get going on choosing the perfect office space for your business.
West Coast
Portland, Oregon
Portland offers a lot of benefits to businesses who choose the city as their business base, including low energy costs, accessible resources, north–south and east–west Interstates, international air terminals, large marine shipping facilities, and intercontinental railroads. It is one of the greenest cities around so finding an office space equipped with green energy systems will not be as a difficult as in other cities. Office space in Portland is also much cheaper than many of the other big cities along the West Coast.
San Jose, California
If your business is I.T. related, then San Jose is the best location in the U.S. for your business. Nicknamed “the capital of Silicon Valley”, San Jose has a booming technology industry. In 2014, Careerbliss.com ranked San Jose as the happiest place to work in the USA. The opportunity for business growth in San Jose is huge, although office space rental costs are quite high.
San Francisco, San Francisco
San Francisco is known for its booming service economy, particularly in the areas tourism, professional business services and technology. In particular, financial services is a booming sector in San Francisco. So much so that it has earned the nickname “the Wall Street of the West”. If you choose to base your office in San Francisco, you’ll join 6 Fortune 500 companies in basing your business in the city.
East Coast
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home to several Fortune 500 companies including ComCast, Aramark and Sunoco, Philadelphia is the 7th largest metropolitan economy in the U.S. It has a largely financial and services based economy, with financial services accounting for the largest portion of. Other core economic sectors in the state are information technology, manufacturing, oil refining, food processing, health care and biotechnology, tourism and financial services. If you’re thinking of moving your business to Philadelphia find more information at PhiladelphiaOfficeSpaces.com
Jacksonville, Florida
According to Forbes.com, Jacksonville is the 10th fastest growing city in the U.S. If you ever plan on opening an office in Jacksonville, now is the time. Jacksonville offers several ports of entry via rail, the port, air and the highway so it serves as a very easily accessible location. The economy in Jacksonville is boosted by an array of diverse, thriving industries including distribution, financial services, consumer goods, biomedical technology, information services, manufacturing and insurance.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston has a high cost of living so office space doesn’t exactly come cheap. However, it remains one of the top cities in the world in terms of economic power. The presence of academia and the easy access to venture capital prove attractive reasons for start-up businesses to locate their office in Boston. Biotechnology and life sciences are pretty huge industries in Boston, with the city receiving the highest level of state funding in this area every year.
