Atlanta Ranks High for Business Startups

With two in three small business owners saying 2020 was their hardest year ever, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business, as well as accompanying videos.

In order to help aspiring entrepreneurs maximize their chances for long-term prosperity, WalletHub compared 100 U.S. cities across 21 key indicators of startup viability. The data set ranges from the five-year business-survival rate to COVID-19 cases to office-space affordability.

Starting a Business in Atlanta (1=Best; 50=Avg.):

• 47^th – Financing Accessibility
• 45^th – Cost of Living
• 11^th – Length of Average Workweek (in Hours)
• 9^th – Share of College-Educated Population
• 12^th – Prevalence of Investors

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-to-start-a-business/2281

Original publication in the Metro Atlanta CEO – April 22, 2021.