Entrepreneurial spirit, access to capital and an educated workforce are the prime reasons that business people opt to do business in Silicon Valley. They select Mountain View based on streamlined governmental process, quality of life, proximity to other local industry including biotechnical, software and multimedia.

Mountain View enjoys a strong diversified local economy. Yet business success stories are not limited to the electronics industry alone: Mountain View enjoys a lively mix of Life Sciences, retail, executive office, research development and professional services.

The Chamber of Commerce Mountain View supports corporate businesses in numerous ways. A Business Issues - Public Policies Committee (BIPP) studies legislative issues (local, state and federal) and takes position on those affecting businesses. It evaluates and responds to local and regional, transport issues, hosts forums, and initiates cooperative actions among local companies.

Mountain View's top corporate employers read like a Who's Who of Silicon Valley businesses. The majority of companies listed below are headquartered in Mountain View.

Major Businesses/Technology

Actel Corporation
Drexler Technology
Google
Hewlett-Packard
Intuit Inc.
ILOG
KPMG
Mercury Interactive
Microsoft
Netscape/AOL
Pinnacle Systems
Symantec/VERITAS Software Corporation
Synopsys, Inc.
VeriSign

Major Life Science Companies

ALZA Corporation/Johnson & Johnson
Boston Scientific
Caliper Technologies Corporation
Chemocentryx
Iris Medical Systems
Medimmune Vaccines
Omni Cell
Perlegen Sciences
Siemens Medical Solutions

Telecommunications

Ditech Communications
MSNTV
Nokia
OpenTV