Fox Business: Best and Worst Small Cities to Launch a New Business

When it comes to opening up a new business, the most important thing is having a solid plan and idea. Once those are set, Fox Business notes that the next thing to secure is a great location. That doesn’t necessarily mean a big city—there are a ton of small cities across the country that are ideal for businesses. To identify those cities, WalletHub rounded up the top best and worst small cities in which to launch a business. The lists were comprised after WalletHub analyzed data of more than 1,200 small-sized cities using 18 different metrics including investor access and labor costs.

Holland, Michigan took the top spot on WalletHub’s list of 2018’s top small cities in which to start a business, followed by St. George, Utah; Aberdeen, South Dakota; Wilson, North Carolina and Cheyenne, Wyoming. On the other side of the spectrum, Suisun City, California was named the worst small city in which to start a business. California claimed seven of those spots in the top 10, with Eastvale, Saratoga, Belmont and Crofton rounding out the top five.