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title: "Fox Business: Best and Worst Small Cities to Launch a New Business"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/311a5556-32a3-4b0a-ac40-7b3c63768bd6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-best-and-worst-small-cities-to-launch-a-new-business-2706288
category: "General"
published: 2018-04-17T22:17:09.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:55.750Z
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# Fox Business: Best and Worst Small Cities to Launch a New Business

**TL;DR:** Fox Business notes that small cities across the country are ideal for businesses, with a focus on location and access to resources. WalletHub identified the top best and worst small cities to launch a business, with Holland, Michigan taking the top spot and Suisun City, California being the worst.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-best-and-worst-small-cities-to-launch-a-new-business-2706288).*

## Story

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.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Fox Business (company)
- WalletHub (company)
- location (topic)
- business launch (topic)
- Holland, Michigan (location)
- small cities (topic)
- resources (topic)
- Suisun City, California (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-best-and-worst-small-cities-to-launch-a-new-business-2706288). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/311a5556-32a3-4b0a-ac40-7b3c63768bd6).