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Entrepreneurial & Business Environment A region’s relative ease of doing business and the strength of the support system for the startup, growth and maintenance of businesses
135
136
Proprietor’s Income Share: Percentage of income in a region generated by business ownership
3rd/10 Small Business Activity: Measure of a region’s capacity to produce new companies
5th/10
116
100
The Metrics
Business Density:
U.S. Avg.
Number of establishments per 1,000 employees
61
73
66
82
80
5th/10
85
Business Services: Share of population employed in professional and technical services occupations
3rd/10 Establishment Growth Rate: Growth in number of business establishments, 2000-2016
32
3rd/10 Greenville SC
WinstonSalem, NC
Greensboro NC
Lexington KY
OVERALL RANKING
OVER TIME 10
Knoxville TN
Raleigh NC
Augusta GA
Columbia SC
Tallahassee FL
Charleston SC
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019-20
7 th
7 th
7 th
9 th
3 rd
3 rd
2019-20 Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report
See how the Columbia region stacks up against other regions in the Southeast when it comes to Talent, Innovative Capacity, Entrepreneurial a...
Published on Jan 22, 2020
See how the Columbia region stacks up against other regions in the Southeast when it comes to Talent, Innovative Capacity, Entrepreneurial a...