10 Best Cities to Start a Business

1) Shreveport, LA 1) Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport, the third-largest city in Louisiana, has the deepest employee pool and some of the cheapest labor of the 150 cities WalletHub analyzed.

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2) Tulsa, OK 2) Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is especially attractive in terms of factors such as corporate taxes, cost of living, length of average workday and workforce education.

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3) Springfield, MO 3) Springfield, Missouri

Springfield ranked #1 in access to resources, offering particularly cheap office space.

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4) Chattanooga, TN 4) Chattanooga, Tennessee

The city came in second for access to resources, with plenty of financing and affordable office space available.

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5) Jackson, MS 5) Jackson, MS

Jackson offered good access to resources, but its business environment didn’t shine. The city ranked 72nd on that front.

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6) Sioux Falls, SD 6) Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls offers great financing accessibility, good office space availability and industry variety.

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7) Memphis, TN Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis has a vibrant startup scene and offers good access to resources.

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8) Augusta, GA 8- Augusta, Georgia

Augusta isn’t only home to the Masters golf tournament, it’s also a thriving city for entrepreneurs with both good access to resources and an attractive business environment.

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9) Greensboro, NC 9) Greensboro, North Carolina

With great workforce availability, thanks to its proximity to universities, Greensboro provides a solid business environment for startups.

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10) Columbus, GA 10) Columbus, Georgia

Columbus offers an attractive business environment and also has cheap office space.

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