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Business in Cambridge / Cambridge Business Tips
(Cambridge, England)



The main businesses in Cambridge are tourism, retail, hospitality and businesses related to Cambridge University student life. Cambridge is a busy city, with tourists arriving throughout the year and has many impressive entertainment venues, cafés, restaurants, shops and a large number of Cambridge public houses. There are also numerous, historic tourist attractions in and around Cambridge and these continue to thrive as the university city of Cambridge expands. The hotel industry also reflects the high number of tourists and Cambridge is full of hotels and guest houses, offering competitive prices.

Cambridge has developed as an important financial city in more recent years and on the outskirts of Cambridge are a number of large businesses, including many large, modern office buildings and companies. The pace of business life in Cambridge tends to be fairly relaxed and less hectic than more major financial cities in England.




Cambridge Business Tips: Business Hours / General Etiquette - Cambridge, England
In both dress and manners, locals in Cambridge are fairly formal and normal, and typical English business courtesies should still be observed. The degree of formality necessary depends upon the actual nature of the business, with financial and legal professions being more formal than computer and media organizations. Many men still wear suits and short sleeve shirts are acceptable in the summer months in Cambridge. Woman may also wear suits, but tend to be more casual in appearance.

Business hours in the Cambridge area are usually from Monday to Friday, between 09:00 to 17:30, although some Cambridge offices may close slightly later. Many shops in central Cambridge are open longer and often throughout the weekends, and some Cambridge supermarkets are open 24 hours.

Banks in Cambridge generally open from 09:00 to 17:00 and larger branches may also open on Saturday mornings. Cambridge is well serviced by all of the major banks and building societies and the majority of these Cambridge banking branches are located in the heart of Cambridge city centre. Most of these Cambridge banks and building societies have ATM cashpoints and some of the banks also offer useful bureau de change facilities.

Working lunches are a popular way to do business in Cambridge and locals are quick to use first-name terms when appropriate. Some exclusive restaurants in Cambridge do have a strict dress code, although most Cambridge eateries are more informal and a relaxed dress code is acceptable. Drinks or dinner is a popular way to end the hard working week in Cambridge and there are many pubs and wine bars in central Cambridge that are popular with Cambridge businessmen and women.

Cambridge Business Tips: Greeting Someone in Cambridge - Cambridge, England
A brief and friendly handshake is usually the customary greeting in Cambridge and generally throughout England. New acquaintances are often addressed on first name terms in Cambridge, rather than using formal titles.

Cambridge Business Tips: Smoking in Cambridge - Cambridge, England
Many restaurants in Cambridge have a strict 'no smoking' policy, although some do tend to cater for smokers in different areas. Most Cambridge offices and businesses are now 'non-smoking' and although the British have neither a positive nor a negative attitude to smoking, it is best to only smoke when in the company of like-minded people.

 
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