Louisiana

Louisiana

Lafayette

Population: 113,415
Labor force: 59,551
Startups per 1,000 people: 3.24
Small business per 1,000 people: 63

What to know about starting up in Lafayette:
"The workforce in Lafayette is not only very competent but hard-working, loyal, and purpose-driven. It can be difficult to find employees that believe in what they are doing, but in our community people do more than what is expected. We recruit extensively at University of Louisiana-Lafayette. There's also a wealth of technology resources in our area. Overall, Lafayette is a diverse community that offers boundless opportunities for an entrepreneur."
-William Schumacher, chairman and CEO, emergency medicine management company Schumacher Group