{"id":8641,"date":"2015-10-26T20:59:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T20:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailvalleypartnership.com\/?p=8641"},"modified":"2015-10-26T20:59:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T20:59:20","slug":"most-entrepreneurial-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailvalleypartnership.com\/2015\/10\/most-entrepreneurial-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Entrepreneurial States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The real estate mantra \u2014 location, location, location \u2014 is just as relevant for small-business owners. Where you decide to set up shop can be critical to your long-term success.<\/p>\n<p>If you can choose where to start your small business, which regions should you consider? To determine the most entrepreneurial states, NerdWallet analyzed information from the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s County Business Patterns and data on Small Business Administration loans.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to location, being able to finance your business, whether through an SBA loan, venture capital or online lenders, is critical to getting your idea off the ground. Each of our top 10 states is a leader in financing for entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key takeaways<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Follow the money.<\/span> Residents in Utah and Massachusetts have some of the highest rates of receiving SBA-guaranteed loans, while businesses in Connecticut and Georgia are approved for some of the largest SBA loans on average.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Big ventures.<\/span> Eight of the top 10 states are among the top 10 recipients of venture capital funding per resident.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mountain West soars.<\/span> Entrepreneurs in Utah received 57 SBA loan guarantees per 100,000 residents, the most in the country. Colorado has 2.81 small businesses (defined as less than 50 employees) per 100 residents, one of the highest rates in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Coasts dominate.<\/span> The remaining eight of the top 10 entrepreneurial states are in the nation\u2019s coastal regions. The highest-ranking state that doesn\u2019t border the Atlantic or Pacific oceans (excluding Utah and Colorado) is Texas at No. 14.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/blog\/small-business\/most-entrepreneurial-states-where-small-business-loans-rule-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click for the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The real estate mantra \u2014 location, location, location \u2014 is just as relevant for small-business owners. 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