Atlanta Is One Of The Best Cities To Start A Business In 2024
The greater Atlanta area is certainly a popular place to roll your sleeves up and achieve your dreams. In fact, according to WalletHub, Atlanta is one of the best cities…
The greater Atlanta area is certainly a popular place to roll your sleeves up and achieve your dreams. In fact, according to WalletHub, Atlanta is one of the best cities in which to start a business.
"It’s especially important to live in a city that provides an environment where new businesses can thrive, with enough capital, workers and customers to keep it going long-term,” analyst Cassandra Hope states. An important point detailed in this report as the landscape of entrepreneurship in this country has changed a bit post-pandemic.
So, to understand where people should be in order to have a great chance of starting a business, 19 different metrics were studied here. They were then arranged into three categories: business environment, access to resources, and business costs. This ranking applies to all industries. Everything from the restaurant industry to the technology industry was considered.
Atlanta Is One Of The Best Cities To Start A Business In 2024
In fact, Atlanta finished as the number six city. Finishing just behind Charlotte, North Carolina and a few Florida cities, Atlanta's business environment helped catapult it up to the top of the list. The Peach State seems to be a breeding ground for great new businesses to open their doors.
WalletHub references the low corporate tax rates that allow companies to retain more of their revenue as an appealing point. They also said, "The monetary benefits of Tampa are evident in the fact that the city scores very high on the Entrepreneurial Activity Index, which indicates that there is a large number of startups in the city, and those startups have a high survival rate."
There was only a three-point difference between Atlanta's score ranking and Tampa's, which finished second overall. Business cost was the main differentiator.
Overall, the southeast region of the country dominated the top of the list of the best places to start a business. All of the cities in the top 10 were located in either Florida, Georgia, Texas, or North Carolina.
Furthermore, the same pattern holds true when you look at the top 20 cities in the country where you can start a business. Colorado, Nevada, and Idaho were the only other states to crack the top 20.
For those in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area, we are in a great spot to act upon those creative business plans. The Atlanta Tribune says, "with 118 CEOs per 100,000 residents, Atlanta has twice more CEOs than the national average — making it one of the best places to network and learn from proven business owners."
The 16 Best Images From the Final Round of the 2024 Masters
The 2024 Masters Tournament gave us everything we could hope for, and more.
The images of the final round spoke to a fun Sunday on the course at Augusta National Golf Club.
For the first time in the four days of the tournament, the weather was actually good for the golfers. Wind was light most of the day, which was far from the case the previous three days.
That lack of wind made scoring conditions a little better, and gave the leaderboard a much needed shakeup. It wasn't shakeup enough to slow down Scottie Scheffler though.
Scheffler held strong on his lead going into the day, and shot a solid 4-under, 68 in the final round. That gave him a four-stroke win over Masters rookie Ludvig Aberg from Sweden.
Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood finished tied for third at 4-under. First-round leader Bryson DeChambeau stumbled to a final-round 73, and finished tied with Cam Smith at 2-under, in sixth place.
Of the 60 golfers who made the cut, Tiger Woods ended up in 60th. He couldn't get much going on the weekend, where he shot a combined 15-over. He finished at 16-over, but did manage to break the record for consecutive cuts made at the Masters with his 24th.
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Amateur Neal Shipley of the United States (L) and Tiger Woods of the United States meet in the practice area during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Jason Day of Australia prepares to play from the first tee during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Jake Paul looks on during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Cam Davis of Australia plays his shot on the first hole during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty ImagesCaddie Billy Foster looks on from the eighth green during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia.
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Collin Morikawa of the United States receives a club from his caddie on the eighth hole during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Collin Morikawa of the United States walks off the sixth green during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Ludvig Åberg of Sweden plays his shot from the bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Tiger Woods of the United States waves his hat to the crowd while walking to the 18th green during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Tom Lamb, caddie for Lucas Glover of the United States (not pictured), lines up a putt on the eighth green during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Tyrrell Hatton of England reacts after missing a putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Nicolai Højgaard of Denmark walks across the Hogan Bridge on the 12th hole during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Ludvig Åberg of Sweden plays his shot from the bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
The Masters - Final Round
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Scottie Scheffler of the United States celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
