Nelson and area’s business community is as vibrant as the city’s cultural and geographical landscape. With an amazing 1300 business licenses issued in 2016 Nelson continues to outpace similar sized jurisdictions. The message is clear: people choose to establish their business here because they can access their clientele (locally and via broadband technology), the location is simply awesome, and there’s an availability of talented labour. Nelson’s unique downtown and nearby residential districts, parks and amenities are filled with a diverse population who share a common thread: they all live in an idyllic, clean, and safe city that offers an abundance of goods and services.