3. Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte found a place on this list of easiest cities to start a business in America mainly because of high position it occupies on WalletHub’s ranking. According to WalletHub, the most populous city in North Carolina has third best startup climate. At the same time, CBS puts Charlotte among the best places to start a business, praising its affordability, low unemployment, highly developed financial, healthcare and retailing sectors. The city occupies 17th position in Kauffman’s ranking which is three spots higher than the last year. The advancement is due to a slightly higher percentage of fresh entrepreneurs starting businesses because they saw a good market opportunity, and due to the increased startup density (87.5 startups per 1,000 firms).
