Business

John Logie Baird transmitted the first long distance television pictures from a room in Glasgow and the River Clyde was the birthplace of some of the world’s greatest ocean liners.

Nowadays, Glasgow’s economic growth rate is higher than Scotland and UK averages and key industries include:

• Financial and business services
• Communications
• Biosciences
• Optoelectronics
• Software
• Creative industries
• Health
• Retail
• Tourism

The city’s total outward international trade exceeds £1 billion and it ranks second in Europe in terms of value for money office space.

• Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
  Professional advice and support to businesses at all stages of development in Glasgow.
• Scottish Enterprise
  More information on the local economy and development initiatives for Glasgow.

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