For as long as anyone can remember, real estate’s mantra has been “location, location, location”. But demand for specialist skillsets is prompting businesses to change their tune.
“These days, it’s more like ‘talent, talent, talent’,” says Matthijs Weeink, JLL’s Head of Business Location Consulting. “The quality of talent is a critical part of business success.”
Nowadays, when it comes to companies looking for a new location to call home for their headquarters or satellite offices, the local talent pool should be the top consideration for most businesses, along with available real estate and the presence of clusters—physical hubs housing a large concentration of same-sector businesses and support services.