Small Business is Best in Small Cities

Most people live in small cities; life is great there.  And small cities are fantastic places to start a business.  BusinessWeek has compiled a list of the Best Small Cities for Startups (one in each state) and the criteria of “affordability, availability of a talented labor pool, existence of a thriving business community, and quality of life.”  They looked at populations between 20,000 and 200,000 and they interviewed entrepreneurs in each city to get their perspective. (To find a state, scroll down the page to the state shapes and click on the ones you want to see.)
Start-up Stats.  The information …read more