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U.S. Metro Entrepreneurship Has Not Yet Recovered from Recession, Finds Kauffman
In conjunction with its annual Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Kauffman Foundation has released a report tracking per capita startup rates in 40 select U.S. metropolitan areas since 2006. The analysis reveals that startup rates have improved in metro areas, but remain well below pre-recession levels. Data also indicates that larger metros, those with populations greater than one million, have both endured and recovered from the recession slightly better than their less populous counterparts. Kauffman does not single out a single most entrepreneurial large metro, but notes that the Miami, Denver, Los Angeles and Dallas regions have performed impressively since 2006. Download the report...