Welcome to Maidstone. Explore the business capital of Kent.
Business in Maidstone is the official business support website for Kent’s largest town, designed to provide local businesses with everything they need to thrive.
Welcome to Maidstone. Explore the business capital of Kent.
Business in Maidstone is the official business support website for Kent’s largest town, designed to provide local businesses with everything they need to thrive.
Maidstone Innovation Centre
Visit the Maidstone Innovation Centre website for more information about Maidstone’s hub for med-tech, life science, and healthcare businesses. Based in Kent Medical Campus and filled with serviced offices and coworking facilities.
An essential resource for understanding how to make the most of Maidstone as your business’s home.
From information about workspaces to investment opportunities, a business directory to all the latest news. You’ll find everything you need to know about starting a business, investing, or working in Maidstone here. And if there’s anything you can’t find, get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.
Work
Explore what Maidstone has to offer businesses. Including a summary of local workspaces, business parks, and venues, along with details about what makes Maidstone such a great place to start up or grow.
Invest
Read about some of the most exciting commercial, leisure, infrastructure, and residential developments in Maidstone, understand our ambitious investment plans, and digest our Economic Development Strategy.
Connect
Discover the businesses that make Maidstone the key economic driver in Kent through our directory and find events of all sorts, from networking sessions to educational seminars, in our events calendar.
Support
Get access to business support in our comprehensive collection of resources covering funding schemes, businesses advisors, grants, and more.
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Maidstone is the home of business and innovation in Kent.
Maidstone is Kent’s county town and the powerhouse of the local economy. Central, well-connected, and vibrant, it’s the perfect location for businesses of all sizes to start-up, thrive, and grow.
Strategically located with excellent transport links to London and other regional markets, Maidstone is ideally situated for businesses. And Business in Maidstone is leading the way in designing and improving ways to make our town a better place to work.
From The Business Terrace, a workspace focused on accelerating business growth, to ongoing personalised advice and support. We’re here to help you find the right resources, people, and premises to make a success of doing business in Maidstone.
Why choose Maidstone for your business?
- Excellent transport connections across South-East England and Europe
- Competitive advantages, with a local economy spanning multiple sectors
- A comprehensive pipeline of infrastructure, , commercial, and residential developments
- A skilled and flexible talent pool, with specialists to suit any business
- Business overheads as much as 60% lower than in central London
- Exceptional leisure and lifestyle offerings throughout the Borough
- Quality schooling including grammar and private provision
Latest News
Go Green Information Centre opens in The Mall
A new ‘Go Green Information Centre’ opens in The Maidstone Mall Thursday 8 September at 10am, come along and find out more!
HOW TO CREATE A MARKETING PLAN IN FOUR SIMPLE STEPS
As we’re nearing the end of 2021, it’s the ideal time to create a marketing plan for the coming year. A daunting prospect for some, but really, marketing planning doesn’t need to be complex. We asked Tahlia King from Maidstone-based Marketing Manager & Co to share her hints and tips to create a plan for 2022 and beyond.
HOW IS ONE MAIDSTONE BID BENEFITING LOCAL BUSINESSES?
Businesses in the borough will be familiar with One Maidstone which manages the area’s Business Improvement District (BID). But are you aware of all the projects it runs and opportunities it offers to support and promote your business? We catch up with Ilsa Butler, One Maidstone manager, to find out how the BID is helping the Maidstone business community to continue to flourish and prosper.
Business Stories
Monthly Maidstone Spotlight – S.H. House of Meat
Alexandra Bulgaru tells us about helping her husband and his brother to achieve their dream of opening S.H. House of Meat.
Monthly Maidstone Spotlight – Vinetta Flower Gallery
Vineta Forstmane tells us why passion, creativity and sustainability is helping business to bloom at Vinetta Flower Gallery.
Monthly Maidstone Spotlight – OPretty
Creating products that make her clients feel confident is the key to beauty brand OPretty’s success, says founder Natalie Opara.
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