Hertsmere aspires to be the first-choice location for business

Hertsmere aspires to be the first-choice location for business and jobs and is working to be a place where business thrives; where individuals will want to come to live and work; and where they will be able to do so in a safe environment.

Hertsmere Borough Council is focusing on harnessing existing opportunities; enabling new opportunities to come forward; attracting new inward investment and continuing to provide support to businesses.

As the economic challenges hit the residents and businesses of Hertsmere, the council is striving to support them to move forward and ride the current ‘economic storm’, by putting useful training and skills in place and identifying skills gaps to help businesses grow and provide more jobs for residents.

Hertsmere is currently seeing a range of new developments coming forward, with residential schemes being delivered across the borough, along with the delivery of additional studios in Borehamwood. Work continues on a new Local Plan for the future growth of the borough.

The council recently launched its cycle hire scheme with Beryl Bikes in Borehamwood and is looking to expand this provision beyond Borehamwood in the near future.

The council is here for local businesses and there are a number of projects currently in place to help them. The council offers training, networking, one-to-one business advice, mentoring to become carbon accredited, as well as working with all residents to equip them for employment. It is also working closely with partners such as the Chamber of Commerce, DWP, the LEP and the Growth Hub to identify skills gaps and ensure residents are training to fill those gaps for local businesses.

Hertsmere is an excellent strategic location for business. With its proximity to London, direct access to major roads and excellent connections to the London airports, it is an attractive commercial proposition for investors. Hertsmere is a growing business community. The council works hard to ensure that local businesses feel valued and have the right training and tools to grow and flourish to achieve their full potential. All businesses, irrelevant of size and sector, are important to the council, which looks to help them wherever it can to ensure a rounded community. It is always looking for new ways to help them and work with many support partners and funders to ensure their access to support is as wide as possible.

The majority of residents live in one of the four main towns of Elstree and Borehamwood, Potters Bar, Radlett and Bushey, while the rest of the borough offers pretty villages and plenty of open spaces. The borough’s schools, public and private, are some of the best in the country and the area also has high quality homes, well established employment areas, multiple film studios, Elstree Aerodrome, and many leisure opportunities, making the area an attractive location to invest, live, work, study and visit.