1. Austin, Texas
Austin ranks as first on our list of the easiest cities to start a business in America. Texas’ capital occupies second place on Kauffman’s ranking, eight on Wallethub’s list, and it tops Forbes and CBS lists, appearing as well on Startup Genome global ranking. Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in America. It boasts highly educated labor force and is one of the most successful places in attracting and retaining talented professionals. Last year $600 million venture capital flooded into 75 startups while in the last six years startup community received $700 million on average each year. Austin has fourth highest start-up density (104.5 per 1,000 firms) and even more importantly it has the second highest index of growth entrepreneurship in the USA, meaning that fresh businesses in Austin are very good at making money and creating new jobs.
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