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Glasgow
has a population of over 600,000 and serves the metropolitan area of
West Central Scotland, with a population of nearly 2.5 million people.
The city provides over 350,000 jobs in over 12,000 companies. Today, Glasgow’s economy is dominated by the service sector with finance
and banking, public administration, education, healthcare, hotels, tourism and other
business services being prominent.
Nevertheless, the city retains a strong manufacturing sector with strengths in
engineering, food and drink, printing, publishing and clothing as well as new growth
sectors such as software and biotechnology.
These pages will provide access to a range of information about the city’s
economy, including up-to-date statistics, news reports and publications. Details of the
information and topics covered within the site are contained on the site map.
The Business Services Section provides assistance and support to the
business community within Glasgow through the following schemes:
Other sources of funding can be found on our Business, Finance and
Assistance Directory which provides information on the type of assistance available
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