Hertfordshire is one of the wealthiest counties in Britain and enjoys low unemployment with a high wage level.. Thirty Eight of the largest 100 companies in the eastern region are based in Hertfordshire and its business survival rates for start-ups are consistantly high. A unit called The Hertfordshire Prosperity Forum was set up to promote sustainable wealth in Hertfordshire and act as a focus point for a wide-range of organisations concerned with Hertfordshire's economic growth and the social health of Hertfordshire. The group is made up from Hertfordshire County Council and ten District and Borough Councils together with the Hertfordshire Training and Enterprise Council (TEC), Business Link, The Chamber of Commerce and the University of Hertfordshire.
The top 20 Companies in Hertfordshire according to Experian are (in order) Tesco, Dixons, Deutsche Telekom, Levelseas UK, Hilton Group, Canada Life, Kodak, BP Oil, Computacenter, Roche, Murphy Petroleum, Three Valleys, Henlys Group, JD Wetherspoon, Nationwide Trust, Jarvis, City of Westminster Assurance,Foray 989 Ltd, FI Group plc, Bourne Holidays (August 2001)


Of the 45,000 businesses in Hertfordshire, 36,000 are VAT registered, a little over 39,000 employ less than ten people, 1150 employ ten to 49 and 250 employ over 200. These figures are from 'Hertfordshire 2000' published by Hertfordshire Prosperity Forum.

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