Rhode Island
Providence
Population: 178,248
Labor force: 83,792
Startups per 1,000 people: 2.33
Small business per 1,000 people: 44
What to know about starting up in Providence:
"The Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. provides funding to small businesses that are looking to expand and grow. Because we're not far from Boston and also New York, we can actually leverage networks in both those cities, whether you're looking for angel funding or venture-capital funding. In terms of getting talent to work in your business, because it's such an easy train ride, you can pull easily from Boston. [Providence] also has incubators set up. You can get very low-cost space."
-Kelly Driscoll, founder, educational portfolio software company Digication
