North Somerset contains the growing towns of Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead and Weston-super-Mare as well as an extensive rural hinterland. It provides an attractive environment, with a range of alternative locations for businesses, all with excellent access to the national transport network and Bristol International Airport.

North Somerset has benefited over the years from its broad industrial base including defence, engineering, food processing, printing as well as agriculture, hotels and catering. This is changing, with new employment land becoming available across the area providing more opportunity for a range of interests and sectors to re-locate and set up business in North Somerset.

These opportunities include an enviable range of industrial sites, office locations and commercial land available in North Somerset to match the excellent transportation infrastructure. The M5 motorway provides fast access to London, Bristol International Airport, the deep water dock at Royal Portbury and an intercity railway structure all make North Somerset highly accessible and desirable for business.

The business support mechanisms in the area are second to none, with the council's Economic Development Team working in close conjunction with North Somerset Enterprise Agency to provide the best possible service.

North Somerset is a high performing authority overall in terms of school attainment, with results above the average for the UK. In 2005/2006 58.4% of students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades, an increase of 1% from the previous year. In 2006, the average point score per student for A/AS level or equivalent was 724.0, which was above the national average.