Entrepreneurship in Atlanta and Georgia

Some interesting facts about Entrepreneurship and Atlanta.

* Georgia was among the 10 states with highest entreprenurial activity in 2007: Idaho, the District of Columbia, Arizona, Tennessee, Louisiana, Wyoming, Vermont, Montana, Georgia and California.

* Among the 15 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the highest entrepreneurial activity rates were in Phoenix, Riverside-San Bernardino, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Miami.

* The age groups 35-44 and 45-54 experienced increases in entrepreneurial activity.

From the Kauffman Index Entrepreneurial Activity report.

The Inc magazine features the fastest-growing private companies in the country.

Among the Inc 500 Georgia ranks as the third state with 31 companies, after California (78) and Texas (43).

It is good to be in Atlanta.