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 |
1 | Holland, MI | 60.68 | 351 | 1 | 81 |
2 | St. George, UT | 60.44 | 8 | 194 | 86 |
3 | Fort Myers, FL | 58.83 | 92 | 13 | 33 |
4 | Redmond, OR | 58.32 | 3 | 88 | 443 |
5 | Cheyenne, WY | 57.19 | 2 | 570 | 156 |
5 | Huntsville, TX | 57.19 | 1 | 36 | 668 |
7 | Bozeman, MT | 57.06 | 279 | 2 | 230 |
8 | Aberdeen, SD | 56.86 | 344 | 53 | 11 |
9 | Bend, OR | 56.61 | 5 | 30 | 724 |
10 | Wilson, NC | 55.52 | 183 | 130 | 80 |
11 | Dania Beach, FL | 55.38 | 21 | 424 | 270 |
12 | Carbondale, IL | 55.38 | 40 | 27 | 367 |
13 | Minot, ND | 55.2 | 17 | 18 | 670 |
14 | Boca Raton, FL | 54.85 | 45 | 6 | 641 |
15 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 54.2 | 13 | 1053 | 128 |
16 | Salisbury, NC | 54.15 | 130 | 453 | 4 |
17 | Kearney, NE | 54.14 | 120 | 60 | 339 |
18 | Clearfield, UT | 54.06 | 140 | 278 | 32 |
19 | Cedar City, UT | 53.92 | 514 | 96 | 64 |
20 | Springville, UT | 53.81 | 18 | 669 | 220 |
21 | Statesboro, GA | 53.8 | 895 | 48 | 16 |
22 | Enid, OK | 53.77 | 225 | 337 | 78 |
23 | Gainesville, GA | 53.65 | 201 | 106 | 105 |
24 | Missoula, MT | 53.45 | 189 | 93 | 165 |
25 | Grand Island, NE | 53.35 | 26 | 220 | 319 |
26 | Maryland Heights, MO | 53.3 | 15 | 966 | 196 |
27 | Sanford, NC | 53.24 | 693 | 218 | 8 |
28 | Brighton, NY | 53.09 | 163 | 449 | 212 |
29 | Shawnee, OK | 53.05 | 573 | 175 | 41 |
30 | Ogden, UT | 53.04 | 207 | 330 | 30 |
31 | Rapid City, SD | 53.03 | 137 | 554 | 25 |
32 | Stillwater, OK | 52.97 | 653 | 118 | 49 |
33 | Riviera Beach, FL | 52.95 | 33 | 901 | 124 |
34 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 52.91 | 46 | 65 | 598 |
35 | Bismarck, ND | 52.79 | 22 | 86 | 640 |
36 | North Lauderdale, FL | 52.79 | 97 | 655 | 217 |
37 | Greenville, SC | 52.77 | 211 | 28 | 346 |
38 | St. Peters, MO | 52.75 | 52 | 518 | 188 |
39 | Asheville, NC | 52.73 | 240 | 113 | 136 |
40 | Tupelo, MS | 52.7 | 492 | 169 | 103 |
41 | Doral, FL | 52.65 | 16 | 179 | 636 |
42 | LaGrange, GA | 52.59 | 632 | 179 | 54 |
43 | Midvale, UT | 52.56 | 386 | 35 | 202 |
44 | Winter Park, FL | 52.35 | 190 | 24 | 462 |
45 | Helena, MT | 52.34 | 551 | 52 | 224 |
46 | Boynton Beach, FL | 52.33 | 39 | 468 | 297 |
47 | Carlsbad, NM | 52.22 | 89 | 403 | 323 |
48 | Laramie, WY | 52.2 | 589 | 46 | 85 |
49 | Hallandale Beach, FL | 52.19 | 37 | 622 | 127 |
50 | Altamonte Springs, FL | 52.18 | 123 | 568 | 95 |
51 | Richmond, KY | 52.08 | 597 | 49 | 274 |
52 | Bowling Green, KY | 52.05 | 86 | 308 | 300 |
53 | Greenacres, FL | 52.04 | 112 | 742 | 250 |
54 | Orem, UT | 52.03 | 98 | 637 | 134 |
55 | Cookeville, TN | 52 | 681 | 29 | 255 |
56 | Daytona Beach, FL | 51.96 | 193 | 665 | 28 |
57 | Spanish Fork, UT | 51.94 | 58 | 533 | 263 |
58 | Kentwood, MI | 51.89 | 118 | 887 | 55 |
59 | Littleton, CO | 51.82 | 90 | 66 | 597 |
60 | Mooresville, NC | 51.78 | 107 | 416 | 214 |
61 | Margate, FL | 51.76 | 69 | 884 | 149 |
62 | St. Charles, MO | 51.75 | 236 | 142 | 205 |
63 | Chesterfield, MO | 51.72 | 126 | 45 | 575 |
64 | Bountiful, UT | 51.69 | 156 | 267 | 226 |
65 | Southfield, MI | 51.68 | 588 | 38 | 157 |
66 | Homestead, FL | 51.59 | 237 | 340 | 237 |
67 | Logan, UT | 51.55 | 318 | 345 | 65 |
68 | Irondequoit, NY | 51.54 | 271 | 1141 | 106 |
69 | Rexburg, ID | 51.48 | 378 | 219 | 221 |
70 | Big Spring, TX | 51.41 | 4 | 717 | 719 |
71 | Hobbs, NM | 51.4 | 135 | 456 | 306 |
72 | South Jordan, UT | 51.38 | 372 | 5 | 610 |
73 | North Fort Myers, FL | 51.34 | 151 | 1257 | 2 |
74 | Greeley, CO | 51.33 | 174 | 333 | 210 |
75 | Pinellas Park, FL | 51.32 | 289 | 772 | 99 |
76 | North Chicago, IL | 51.29 | 7 | 902 | 624 |
77 | Aloha, OR | 51.25 | 6 | 987 | 834 |
78 | Muskogee, OK | 51.23 | 676 | 559 | 22 |
79 | Idaho Falls, ID | 51.22 | 83 | 435 | 316 |
80 | Oakland Park, FL | 51.21 | 31 | 985 | 288 |
81 | Loveland, CO | 51.19 | 77 | 422 | 347 |
82 | Hazelwood, MO | 51.18 | 102 | 1081 | 82 |
83 | New Bern, NC | 51.16 | 889 | 363 | 12 |
84 | Petersburg, VA | 51.08 | 745 | 303 | 26 |
85 | American Fork, UT | 51.03 | 95 | 525 | 284 |
86 | Jefferson City, MO | 51.01 | 554 | 378 | 9 |
87 | Rock Hill, SC | 50.97 | 142 | 248 | 329 |
88 | Paducah, KY | 50.93 | 395 | 223 | 264 |
89 | Jupiter, FL | 50.92 | 32 | 238 | 637 |
90 | Charlottesville, VA | 50.92 | 555 | 10 | 394 |
91 | Monroe, NC | 50.89 | 105 | 942 | 141 |
92 | Port Orange, FL | 50.88 | 208 | 720 | 74 |
93 | Largo, FL | 50.86 | 160 | 864 | 88 |
94 | Gastonia, NC | 50.85 | 99 | 1046 | 131 |
95 | Dothan, AL | 50.85 | 565 | 522 | 114 |
96 | Fremont, NE | 50.85 | 339 | 189 | 309 |
97 | Thomasville, NC | 50.84 | 522 | 753 | 27 |
98 | Bradenton, FL | 50.83 | 241 | 482 | 96 |
98 | Lafayette, CO | 50.83 | 59 | 191 | 596 |
100 | Winter Garden, FL | 50.76 | 143 | 332 | 308 |