Maryland
Columbia
Population: 97,506
Labor force: 59,000
Startups per 1,000 people: 3.27
Small business per 1,000 people: 30
What to know about starting up in Columbia:
"Columbia is a place full of diversity. We are located in the heart of the Baltimore-Washington Corridor and the area is a veritable melting pot of different cultures, ideas, and of course businesses. While in Columbia, you are never too far away from the headquarters of some of the nation's most esteemed and successful organizations (Merkle and Arbitron just to name two) or the sprawling beautiful farmland of Western Howard County."
-Mac Cassity, owner of business networking service Perfect Networker
