Northamptonshire for Business Owners & Directors

But the beauty of being based in a location as attractive and alive as Northamptonshire is that you can both thrive on the buzz of running a business AND relax in the tranquillity of a rural retreat. It’s a county made for promoting work/life balance.

For a start, there is plenty to offer families, couples, and individuals seeking a good quality of life.

• Some of the best private and state schools are within easy reach. We have a page dedicated to schools in Northamptonshire here.
• Outdoor activities are in abundance, with everything from rambling, to riding, to fishing, to sailing, to narrow boating, to village cricket all on the doorstep.
• Motorsport fans have Silverstone and Rockingham to keep them entertained.
• Easy access to superb shopping offers something for everyone, from fabulously stocked farm shops, to local butchers, to innovative boutique arts & crafts. And, of course, larger centres such as Milton Keynes are also just ‘across the border’.

Plus, for the budding entrepreneur or high flying executive, being situated pretty much in the middle of the country means the communication links are superb.

• Trains in and out of Northamptonshire – Heading into Euston is easy, being a mainline destination from Northampton and Milton Keynes. And then on the west side of the county, stations such as Banbury & Bicester head into Oxford and Marylebone. Either way, travelling into London only takes about an hour. And of course, those lines head north too to Birmingham and beyond.
• Roads in and out of Northamptonshire – Heading both north and south is easy, with the M1 cutting through the county near Northampton. The M40 is just on the western edge, and that gives you easy access to other parts of the motorway network as well. London, Birmingham, Leicester, Coventry, they’re all easily accessible by road.
• Airports within easy reach of Northamptonshire – Luton Airport, Birmingham International Airport, and East Midlands Airport are within an hour’s drive from Northampton, and Heathrow not much further,  so heading to other places by air is about as easy as it gets. 

If you’re a live wire, the buzzing market towns are hubs of activity that will draw you in, with easy access to Birmingham and London for city style nights out. If you’re seeking peace and tranquillity, there are more picturesque villages than you can count from which to choose. And don’t just take our word on that. Two in particular featured in The Sunday Times’ 101 Best Places to Live List in 2014 (Byfield and Yardley Hastings). And South Northants, as an area, hit third place in Halifax’s 2014 Quality of Life Survey. Northamptonshire really is England’s ‘secret shire’; and that means astonishing value for money.

To find out more about what Northamptonshire can offer business owners and entrepreneurs, have a look at the pages listed here.

And to learn more about why Northamptonshire is a great place to live, whatever your stage of life, you might enjoy :

• Why Move to Northamptonshire?
• Having to relocate to to Northamptonshire for work?
• Northamptonshire for Families
• Northamptonshire for Commuters
• Downsizing or Resizing in Northamptonshire

If you’d like to discuss your plans or find out more to understand how Northamptonshire might just be the place for your business to grow and thrive, then give Rachel a call on 07502 406688 or drop her an email : racheljohnston@stacks.co.uk