Alicante, a hub for technology companies (2/2)
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If you have not found this article from the part 1, you may like to read it first:
In many ways, Alicante province is an excellent place to locate the branch of a technology company. As explained in the previous article, many companies especially those that specialising in software creation have been creating successful branches in the area for many years.
Why Alicante? As a well known tourist location, at first it may not seem like a first choice for companies opening a new branch, however with a growing trend for business expansion, many companies are enjoying the many benefits of the area for their business:
- To attract and retain talent, one of the main challenges in the IT industry, is easier in Alicante. Quality of life is the secret which explains why hundreds of thousands of foreigners, especially EU citizens, have chosen Alicante to live and work. Weather, culture, nature, gastronomy, the healthy Mediterranean lifestyle and the open-minded multicultural society, which is already used to living and working together with people of many different nationalities, make Alicante a privileged location.

- Local talent is also available. With two big universities in the province, the University of Alicante, the University Miguel Hernández of Elche, plus another three important universities nearby, the University of Valencia, the University of Murcia and the Technical University of Cartagena, the source of new talent is assured.
- Being a popular destination for tourism and travel, there is good availability houses for rent, prices being really cheap. While the prices to rent office space are even cheaper compared with many European hubs for startups. E.g., it is possible to find a co-working desk in Alicante city center from 165€/month, 3 to 5 times less that the main European cities.
- Despite the abundance of skills and high quality of the developers that you can find in Alicante province, the average salaries are lower than many other places. You can find an article below that discusses the subject in more detail:
- Alicante is superbly connected by air, land and sea. Especially the Alicante-Elche International Airport, recently awarded as the best in Europe in its category by ACI Europe. The past year 2016, the airport managed traffic of over 12 million passengers.

- Local and regional governments have realized of the great potential of Alicante province to become a reference for the IT industry, not only within Spain, but the whole of Europe. City halls and the regional government, together with the universities and other public and private institutions, are joining forces to develop projects to boost the tech industry in Alicante.
These advantages and the many other benefits of Alicante are attracting many companies into the region, where they are finding that they can do more with the same resources, meeting their goals and being able to enjoy a superb work-life balance.
If you think that the many advantages of an office in Alicante would be an interesting option for your company, do not hesitate to contact BranchCreation.
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