{"id":40847,"date":"2025-02-11T13:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=40847"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:37:32","slug":"top-states-for-startup-success","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/start-a-business\/top-states-for-startup-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top US States for Startup Success: Economy, Viability, Costs &amp; Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40847\" class=\"elementor elementor-40847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ed127 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2ed127\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c9aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c9aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across the U.S., entrepreneurship continues to boom with an average of <strong>430,000 new business applications per month in 2024 \u2013 a 50% increase compared to 2019<\/strong>. While the ingredients to a successful business often include passion, creativity and innovation, there are various economic and environmental factors that impact long-term business prosperity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>From the strongest business economies to locations that help foster work-life balance, read on as we break down which states offer the best opportunities for long-term business success in 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll explore data revealing the top locations for economic environment, business viability, operational costs and business support, all while sharing expert insights on startup success from Swoop Funding\u2019s CEO, Andrea Reynolds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In this guide you&#8217;ll find the:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best states for economic environment\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<li>Best states for business viability\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<li>Best states for operational costs\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<li>Best states for business support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e00b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e00b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1522\" height=\"5649\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-02.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-40827\" alt=\"startup capitals of the US\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-02.png 1522w, https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-02-81x300.png 81w, https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-02-276x1024.png 276w, https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-02-768x2850.png 768w, https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-02-414x1536.png 414w, https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-02-552x2048.png 552w, https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-02-5x20.png 5w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1522px) 100vw, 1522px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83b123 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c83b123\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e589dc2 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e589dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best States for Economic Environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acbd70 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acbd70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the key factors that contribute to a successful business is a positive economic environment. From the cost of living and consumer spending to ideal tax conditions, there are various benefits to gaining a foothold in a healthy economy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We studied the top states for economic growth based on insights such as population, unemployment rate, cost of living, sales tax rates and income tax free allowance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To see the best states overall for starting a business, discover our guide to the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/blog\/startup-capitals-of-america\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top startup capitals of America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfdd95 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bfdd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. North Dakota<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85851c1 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85851c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading the charge, North Dakota promises favorable economic growth with the highest income tax free allowance at $53,325 and a competitive cost of living with an index score of 94.6. Meanwhile, the state also offers a low unemployment rate of 2.4% for the population of 783,926.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to our data, North Dakota is one of the top locations for businesses looking to lay a foundation in a thriving economic landscape, earning an overall score of 28.23. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237a36a question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"237a36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Montana<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a80c9 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a80c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following North Dakota is Montana, offering an attractive business climate with an overall score of 24.55. Our study found that Montana offers the next-best economic conditions with zero sales tax and a reasonable income tax free allowance of $14,600.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 3.3%, unemployment rates are higher in Montana than in other top-ranking states in this category, although the state offers a competitive cost of living with an index score of 102.9. While higher unemployment rates may put a strain on consumer spending, it can also offer a wider pool of potential candidates for growing businesses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de513ee question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de513ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. New Hampshire<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264ceea answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"264ceea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ranking third for ideal economic conditions, New Hampshire follows closely behind with a total score of 23.14.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Hampshire has the highest cost of living score at 114. However, with zero sales tax and a low unemployment rate of 2.5% for its population of 1,402,054, the Granite State still offers a steady landscape for budding businesses to grow. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae76d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea\" data-id=\"ae76d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"word-from-andrea\">\n <div class=\"left-info\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/andrea.webp\" alt=\"Andrea Reynolds, Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\">\n <div class=\"position\"><strong>Andrea Reynolds<\/strong><br>Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"right-info\">\n <p class=\"title-module\">A word from Andrea<\/p>\n <div class=\"description\">\n <p><em>\u201cNorth Dakota is romping home with that tax-free allowance \u2013 you can see why any entrepreneur would want to live in a state that allows them a pretty healthy income before they start paying any income tax at all. Montana\u2019s slightly higher unemployment rate should make it easier to find workers, and as the cost of living is middling, staff costs shouldn\u2019t break the bank.\u00a0New Hampshire enjoys a legacy of prosperity, innovation and access to the economic powerhouse of New York. New Hampshire is a state with plenty of local, well-off potential customers and investors close at hand.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9441290 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9441290\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f3c9e question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12f3c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best States for Business Viability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af795f answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7af795f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a startup to be successful, your business has to be viable for long-term survival by remaining profitable as time goes on. When it comes to potential business growth, various environmental factors can help encourage new businesses to thrive in a competitive environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover our top states for business viability below as we consider factors such as venture capital (VC) investments, business survival rate, and entrepreneurial activity.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1458e question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c1458e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. California<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c6ea4 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40c6ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Famous for technological innovation and its keen entrepreneurial spirit, California leads for business viability in 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Golden State offers many competitive advantages for startups and new businesses, boasting an impressive $81.57 billion in venture capital (VC) investments. A certified economic powerhouse, its biggest and fastest-growing sectors include technology, agriculture and healthcare. And despite attracting the second-highest number of entrepreneurs at 45,025, California promises the strongest business survival rate at 54.6%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All combined, these factors earn California an overall score of 24.65 \u2013 indicating a positive entrepreneurial culture in which startups can benefit from strong investor confidence and potential business growth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501e921 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"501e921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Texas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4c33f answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4c33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas is a promising base for business viability, claiming second place with an overall score of 14.67.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attracting $6.66 billion in VC investments, Texas offers entrepreneurs strong long-term business growth. Only narrowly behind California, Texas also boasts an encouraging business survival rate of 53%, with over half of businesses surviving the five-year milestone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And with more than 40,900 entrepreneurs in various sectors across the market, the Lone Star State shows a healthy entrepreneurial culture for startups to engage in.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00fe83 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a00fe83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Florida<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2950c6c answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2950c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though lacking in VC investments at $2.96 billion, Florida invites new businesses to step into a prosperous business landscape with a total score of 14.38. Florida offers the largest entrepreneurial community in the U.S. with more than 50,300 entrepreneurs and a competitive business survival rate of 50%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re just launching your business venture or expanding your offering, learn more about how Swoop Funding can support startups and sole traders with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/small-business-loans\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small business loans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/working-capital-loans\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working capital loans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fc0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea\" data-id=\"44fc0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"word-from-andrea\">\n <div class=\"left-info\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/andrea.webp\" alt=\"Andrea Reynolds, Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\">\n <div class=\"position\"><strong>Andrea Reynolds<\/strong><br>Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"right-info\">\n <p class=\"title-module\">A word from Andrea<\/p>\n <div class=\"description\">\n <p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cTechnology is the big story for business viability and there are no surprises that the top spot is taken by California, home to Silicon Valley and keen-eyed investors. Successful businesses solve a problem and in both Texas and Florida, there are plenty of customers willing to pay for a solution. Texas nearly matches California for the number of dollars being invested in new businesses while in Florida, there are opportunities for any product or service that meets the needs of retirees, tourists or the other businesses that serve them.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89272c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c89272c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1644d54 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1644d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best States for Operational Costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e868f6 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e868f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the cost of office rent to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/asset-finance\/equipment-financing\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">equipment financing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and employee benefits, the operational costs of running a business can all add to the challenges and responsibilities of a successful business venture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We analyzed key factors that can impact operational costs and business profitability to uncover the most affordable states in 2025, including hourly wages, annual employer health insurance contributions and average office rent.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd1d14 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcd1d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Mississippi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f736c08 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f736c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mississippi wins the title of the most affordable state for running a business in 2025. According to our data, the state earns an overall score of 26.59, thanks to competitive hourly wages (\u00a327.03) and affordable annual health insurance contributions per employee ($5,610).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Mississippi offers lower office rent than the majority of the U.S. \u2013 with the second most affordable average at 17.68 square feet per annum.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All factors considered, this makes Mississippi a compelling location for businesses to optimize operational costs and boost profitability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e241af9 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e241af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Tennessee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64109ae answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64109ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In second place, Tennessee offers low monthly office rent and agreeable wages, earning a score of 23.97.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, Tennessee offers the highest wages at an average of $30 per hour, as well as the highest average employer health insurance contributions per employee at $5,833. Businesses in Tennessee compensate for these costs with the lowest average office rent in the country at 16.53 square feet per annum.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s true that higher wages and health insurance premiums can increase labor costs and potentially impact profit margins. However, greater investment in employee salary and health insurance benefits may help to improve employee retention and satisfaction, which can positively influence productivity. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1461f question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c1461f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Arkansas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d2513 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d2513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close behind Tennessee with an overall score of 23.31, Arkansas rounds out the top three most affordable states for running a business in 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compared to Mississippi and Tennessee, Arkansas is the most expensive state for the average cost of office rent at 22.63 square feet per annum.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, with competitive hourly wages ($28.84) and generous employer health insurance contributions ($5,825), Arkansas promises a reasonably cost-effective climate for businesses that prioritize profitability and employee benefits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b658b49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea\" data-id=\"b658b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"word-from-andrea\">\n <div class=\"left-info\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/andrea.webp\" alt=\"Andrea Reynolds, Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\">\n <div class=\"position\"><strong>Andrea Reynolds<\/strong><br>Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"right-info\">\n <p class=\"title-module\">A word from Andrea<\/p>\n <div class=\"description\">\n <p><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cBusinesses live or die by their cash flow. When running costs are low, it\u2019s easier for a business to stay viable and survive set ba<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">cks. A low cost of office space and prioritizing employee wages and benefits mean that businesses in these states are not only great places for startups, but also have the potential to attract workers to relocate from other states.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb75db1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb75db1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48e699 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f48e699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best States for Business Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146a92b answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"146a92b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/owllabs.com\/state-of-hybrid-work\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 State of Hybrid Work Report by Owl Labs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 27% of workers are currently working in a hybrid model, while 11% are completely remote.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/owllabs.com\/state-of-hybrid-work\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine in 10 (90%)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of hybrid workers report that they are more, or just as productive, when allowed to work in a hybrid format. Meanwhile, the Stanford Report claims that hybrid work can benefit both companies and employees,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/stories\/2024\/06\/hybrid-work-is-a-win-win-win-for-companies-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">positively impacting employee satisfaction and turnover<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As businesses continue to embrace flexible work models for employees, it\u2019s clear that the demand for hybrid working is here to stay. Read on to discover the leading states that foster business support and co-working spaces below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5168c16 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5168c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Texas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de8f4f answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3de8f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sitting at the top spot for its positive hybrid working culture, Texas earns a high score of 9.09. Texas offers a healthy 280 co-working spaces to its 30 million residents, embracing the added work-life balance while nurturing co-worker interaction and collaboration. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8c65a question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf8c65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Florida<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5068ada answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5068ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following closely behind Texas, Florida earns second place with an overall score of 9.06. With 279 co-working spaces, the Sunshine State could be an attractive destination for businesses that recognize the advantages of remote and hybrid work models.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c248d question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85c248d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. California<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bced5 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79bced5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s no surprise that tech-driven California embraces the modern flexibility of hybrid and remote working models, earning the state a total score of 8.75. Always on the cutting edge, California ranks third for the most co-working spaces in the U.S., offering 270 spaces for its 38.9 million residents.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51678b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea\" data-id=\"a51678b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"word-from-andrea\">\n <div class=\"left-info\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/andrea.webp\" alt=\"Andrea Reynolds, Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\">\n <div class=\"position\"><strong>Andrea Reynolds<\/strong><br>Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"right-info\">\n <p class=\"title-module\">A word from Andrea<\/p>\n <div class=\"description\">\n <p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cHybrid working is really just using technology to make the process of turning up for work more efficient. With remote and hybrid working becoming more normal and expected by younger employees, business environments that support the flexibility will find they have greater choice of who wants to work there. It\u2019s no surprise that expensive states for office space are welcoming workers who don\u2019t take up valuable real estate or spend hours commuting.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647456c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"647456c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091e8b9 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"091e8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Methodology<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168692f answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168692f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This dataset ranks all 50 US states, based on how good they are for start-up businesses. To do this, 11 different factors were used. Once the data for the factors was collected, the factors were then normalized, to provide each factor with a score between 0 and 1. If data was not available, a score of 0 was given. The normalized values were then summed &amp; multiplied by 9.09, to give each state a total score out of 100. The states were then ranked from highest to lowest, based on their total scores.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070a1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070a1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The factors used are as follows:\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unemployment rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The percentage rate of unemployment in each state as of Oct 24, according to the BLS.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cost of living index<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 An index score ranking the cost of living in each state in comparison to the US average.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sales tax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The combined rate of state &amp; local sales tax rates, using the average local tax rate, according to taxfoundation.org.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Income tax-free allowance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The total amount of income tax-free allowance in each state. To calculate this, we assumed the person being single &amp; having no dependents. To allow for better comparisons between states, we converted states which offer a credit deduction to a regular deduction by dividing the credit amount by the lowest marginal tax rate (credit is a discount post-tax, regular is a discount pre-tax), and for states like Delaware, where the first tax bracket starts at $2000 rather than $0, we included this in the tax-free allowance calculation.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>VC investments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The value of venture capital investments in each state, in 2023, in billions.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Business survival rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The 5-year survival rate of businesses in each state, calculated by comparing the number of businesses started in March 2019, to those still trading in March 2024.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Number of entrepreneurs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The number of business registrations submitted in each state in October 2024.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Average hourly wage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The average hourly earnings in each state, as of October 2024.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health insurance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The average annual contribution per employee, for employer-based health insurance, in 2023.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Average office rent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The average office rent cost in each state, in square feet per annum. To calculate this, we gathered the prices of all listings on the first page of loopnet. In the case of there being less than 10 on the first page their data was further gathered to get a minimum of 10.\u202f\u202f <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coworking spaces<\/b> \u2013 The number of results on Google Maps for the prompt \u201ccoworking spaces in X\u201d, where X is the state. Results were filtered to include \u201ccoworking\u201d in the business category.\u202f\u202f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f963c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f963c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The factors were indexed as follows:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unemployment rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Low values get a high score. High values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cost of living index<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Low values get a high score. High values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sales tax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Low values get a high score. High values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Income tax-free allowance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 High values get a high score. Low values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>VC investments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 High values get a high score. Low values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Business survival rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 High values get a high score. Low values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Number of entrepreneurs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 High values get a high score. Low values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Average hourly wage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Low values get a high score. High values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health insurance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Low values get a high score. High values get a low score.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Average office rent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Low values get a high score. High values get a low score.\u202f\u202f <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coworking spaces<\/b><span> \u2013 High values get a high score. Low values get a low score.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cda752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cda752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All data is correct as of December 5th 2024. The ranking dataset shown is a compilation of multiple data sources and may not be representative of real life. All data is accurate with regard to the sources provided.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sources:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecbacd table-100 uael-header-sticky-no uael-border-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table\" data-id=\"cecbacd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope class=\"uael-table-wrapper\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Table\">\n\t\t<table id=\"uael-table-id-cecbacd\" class=\"uael-text-break uael-column-rules uael-table\" data-sort-table=\"no\" data-show-entry=\"no\" data-searchable=\"no\" data-responsive=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"1\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-9003468\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Population<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-4a4116e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypopulation.de\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/www.citypopulation.de\/ <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"2\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-f3b1cfc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Unemployment Rate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-a6d9512\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/web\/laus\/laumstrk.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/web\/laus\/laumstrk.htm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"3\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-87bf79f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Cost of Living Index<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-50bd015\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1240947\/cost-of-living-index-usa-by-state\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1240947\/cost-of-living-index-usa-by-state\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"4\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-ebdec01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">VC Investments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-a39cca5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/424167\/venture-capital-investments-usa-by-state\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/424167\/venture-capital-investments-usa-by-state\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"5\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2a114e8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Avg Wage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-74f9e5d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/state-employment-and-unemployment\/average-hourly-earnings-and-weekly-hours-and-earnings-by-state.htm%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/state-employment-and-unemployment\/average-hourly-earnings-and-weekly-hours-and-earnings-by-state.htm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"6\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-926652f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Business Survival Rate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-8f3e00c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/bdm\/bdmage.htm#Total\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/bdm\/bdmage.htm#Total<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"7\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-a0f7fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Avg Health Insurance Contribution<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2d36f55\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other\/state-indicator\/single-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other\/state-indicator\/single-coverage\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"8\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1ee34b8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">No of Entrepreneurs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-b0801f3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/visualizations\/interactive\/bfs-by-state.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/visualizations\/interactive\/bfs-by-state.html <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"9\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-f6ce000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Sales Tax Rate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-154306c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/data\/all\/state\/2024-sales-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">https:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/data\/all\/state\/2024-sales-taxes\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr data-entry=\"10\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-ace4722\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Income Tax Free Allowance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text 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While the ingredients to a successful business often include passion, creativity and innovation, there are various economic and environmental factors that impact long-term business prosperity.\u00a0\u00a0 From the strongest business [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":40826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","category":[409,59],"class_list":["post-40847","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-starting-a-business","category-blog"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01.png",2093,1022,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-300x146.png",300,146,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-768x375.png",768,375,true],"large":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-1024x500.png",1024,500,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-1536x750.png",1536,750,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-2048x1000.png",2048,1000,true],"image_blog":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-408x252.png",408,252,true],"image_podcast":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-397x298.png",397,298,true],"image_banking":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-41x20.png",41,20,true],"image_blog_internal":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-840x480.png",840,480,true],"image_blog_medium":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-1024x500.png",1024,500,true],"image_single_banking":["https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/startup-capitals-of-the-US-01-80x39.png",80,39,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Across the U.S., entrepreneurship continues to boom with an average of 430,000 new business applications per month in 2024 \u2013 a 50% increase compared to 2019. While the ingredients to a successful business often include passion, creativity and innovation, there are various economic and environmental factors that impact long-term business prosperity.\u00a0\u00a0 From the strongest business economies to locations that help foster work-life balance, read on as we break down which states offer the best opportunities for long-term business success in 2025.\u00a0\u00a0 We\u2019ll explore data revealing the top locations for economic environment, business viability, operational costs and business support, all while&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/category\/starting-a-business\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Starting a business<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Blog<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Linke","url":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/author\/linke\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/40847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40847"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/40847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40910,"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/40847\/revisions\/40910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category?post=40847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}