Austin Ranks #1 - Small Business Vitality Rankings

Austin, Texas ranked #1 in 2010 (up three spots from #4 in 2009) in the Small Business Vitality Rankings for the 100 Largest Metro areas in the U.S.





was ranked:

#1 city in America for small business creation - Portfolio

#1 large city in America for jobs - Forbes

#1 (tie with Washington, D.C.) city best surviving the recession - Forbes

#8 best place to launch a business - CNN Money

The number of small business in Austin increased by 6% between 2006 and 2007, compared to the national average of 1.4%

90% of companies in Austin have fewer than 10 employees
75% of all Austin jobs are with companies that employ fewer than 100 people