一代移民和二代移民在美国创业并且取得成功的比例相对很高。更是不缺乏华人创立的成功企业。一说起创业,大部人想到的都是硅谷的科技型独角兽企业,或者纽约的金融企业,波士顿的生物医药科技企业。这些都市圈拥有得天独厚的资本投资环境和人才智力资源。但是也有相当大的劣势,首当其冲就是比天高的成本,房产的租金以及人力成本让很多人望而却步。如果前期的资金投入是你创业的主要阻力的话,ruhe.how介绍低成本创业的另一个选择,小城镇创业。选择小城市创业之前,首先要清楚:

1)所在城市有哪些资源和优惠。地方政府是否提供税收优惠,有没有经济激励,经济环境怎么样,创业者的组织和培训机构。

2)小城镇离大都会区和主要交通枢纽的距离。理想状态是,能享有小城市的低成本优势,又能离大城市和货运枢纽比较近,最好能在产业集群集中的地区边缘。

3)当地人才储备怎么样。如果当地人口的平均年龄较年轻,而且有比较好的大学,则可以比较容易的获得人力与智力。

Adam McCann 在 Wallethub 发布了对1200多个10万人以下小城镇的研究。对商业环境(初创企业数量占企业的百分比,企业的平均营业额,企业数量与GDP的比例),可以获得商业资源支持(融资贷款,人才资源,投资人),以及经济成本(生活成本,工厂办公室租金,公司税率,工资水平)三个方面打分排名,得出了一个综合排名。这里截取了前100名的小城。推荐大家去原文查看阅读更多的城市,看看有没有离你比较近的小镇。

综合排名城市得分 商业环境商业资源商业成本
1Holland, MI60.68351181
2St. George, UT60.44819486
3Fort Myers, FL58.83921333
4Redmond, OR58.32388443
5Cheyenne, WY57.192570156
5Huntsville, TX57.19136668
7Bozeman, MT57.062792230
8Aberdeen, SD56.863445311
9Bend, OR56.61530724
10Wilson, NC55.5218313080
11Dania Beach, FL55.3821424270
12Carbondale, IL55.384027367
13Minot, ND55.21718670
14Boca Raton, FL54.85456641
15Deerfield Beach, FL54.2131053128
16Salisbury, NC54.151304534
17Kearney, NE54.1412060339
18Clearfield, UT54.0614027832
19Cedar City, UT53.925149664
20Springville, UT53.8118669220
21Statesboro, GA53.88954816
22Enid, OK53.7722533778
23Gainesville, GA53.65201106105
24Missoula, MT53.4518993165
25Grand Island, NE53.3526220319
26Maryland Heights, MO53.315966196
27Sanford, NC53.246932188
28Brighton, NY53.09163449212
29Shawnee, OK53.0557317541
30Ogden, UT53.0420733030
31Rapid City, SD53.0313755425
32Stillwater, OK52.9765311849
33Riviera Beach, FL52.9533901124
34Palm Beach Gardens, FL52.914665598
35Bismarck, ND52.792286640
36North Lauderdale, FL52.7997655217
37Greenville, SC52.7721128346
38St. Peters, MO52.7552518188
39Asheville, NC52.73240113136
40Tupelo, MS52.7492169103
41Doral, FL52.6516179636
42LaGrange, GA52.5963217954
43Midvale, UT52.5638635202
44Winter Park, FL52.3519024462
45Helena, MT52.3455152224
46Boynton Beach, FL52.3339468297
47Carlsbad, NM52.2289403323
48Laramie, WY52.25894685
49Hallandale Beach, FL52.1937622127
50Altamonte Springs, FL52.1812356895
51Richmond, KY52.0859749274
52Bowling Green, KY52.0586308300
53Greenacres, FL52.04112742250
54Orem, UT52.0398637134
55Cookeville, TN5268129255
56Daytona Beach, FL51.9619366528
57Spanish Fork, UT51.9458533263
58Kentwood, MI51.8911888755
59Littleton, CO51.829066597
60Mooresville, NC51.78107416214
61Margate, FL51.7669884149
62St. Charles, MO51.75236142205
63Chesterfield, MO51.7212645575
64Bountiful, UT51.69156267226
65Southfield, MI51.6858838157
66Homestead, FL51.59237340237
67Logan, UT51.5531834565
68Irondequoit, NY51.542711141106
69Rexburg, ID51.48378219221
70Big Spring, TX51.414717719
71Hobbs, NM51.4135456306
72South Jordan, UT51.383725610
73North Fort Myers, FL51.3415112572
74Greeley, CO51.33174333210
75Pinellas Park, FL51.3228977299
76North Chicago, IL51.297902624
77Aloha, OR51.256987834
78Muskogee, OK51.2367655922
79Idaho Falls, ID51.2283435316
80Oakland Park, FL51.2131985288
81Loveland, CO51.1977422347
82Hazelwood, MO51.18102108182
83New Bern, NC51.1688936312
84Petersburg, VA51.0874530326
85American Fork, UT51.0395525284
86Jefferson City, MO51.015543789
87Rock Hill, SC50.97142248329
88Paducah, KY50.93395223264
89Jupiter, FL50.9232238637
90Charlottesville, VA50.9255510394
91Monroe, NC50.89105942141
92Port Orange, FL50.8820872074
93Largo, FL50.8616086488
94Gastonia, NC50.85991046131
95Dothan, AL50.85565522114
96Fremont, NE50.85339189309
97Thomasville, NC50.8452275327
98Bradenton, FL50.8324148296
98Lafayette, CO50.8359191596
100Winter Garden, FL50.76143332308