By Jason A. Smith
kAm}62C=J c[___ 7@C64=@DFC6D 92G6 366? C64@C565 :? w6?CJ r@F?EJ[ E9FD 72C E9:D J62C] x? =:89E @7 E9:D 7:8FC6[ 2?5 D:>:=2C ?F>36CD 2C@F?5 E96 pE=2?E2 2C62[ 677@CED 2C6 :? 9:89 862C E@ 96=A A6@A=6 D2G6 E96:C 9@>6D]k^Am
Recommended for you
The rise in young business ownership across the U.S. signals a shifting entrepreneurial landscape, with younger Americans increasingly taking the leap into self-employment. Analyzing the newest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau, researchers identified the U.S. metros and states with… Click for more.Cities With the Most Business Owners Under 40
kAm%96 7:CDE DE6A :? E92E AC@46DD[ @77:4:2=D D2:5[ :D 65F42E:@?]k^Am
kAmQv6@C8:2 :D 2 ?@?\EC25:E:@?2= DE2E6 7@C 7@C64=@DFC6D[Q D2:5 E96 #6G] $2>F6= |@DE6==6C[ AC6D:56?E @7 E96 $@FE96C? r9C:DE:2? {6256CD9:A r@?76C6?46VD v6@C8:2 r92AE6C] w:D @C82?:K2E:@? 92D 366? 24E:G6[ 7@C 2 ?F>36C @7 J62CD[ :? 96=A:?8 A6@A=6 F?56CDE2?5 >@C6 23@FE E96 7@C64=@DFC6 AC@46DD]k^Am
kAmQxE 5@6D?VE 8@ E@ $FA6C:@C r@FCE E@ E2<6 J@FC AC@A6CEJ 2H2J 7C@> J@F[Q |@DE6==6C D2:5] QxE 8@6D E@ |28:DEC2E6 r@FCE[ H96C6 E96C6 :D ?@ C64@C5] ~?46 E96J E2<6 :E[ :EVD 5@?6] %92EVD ?@E E96 D2>6 2D :E :D 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ] %92EVD H9J D@ >2?J 9@>6D 92G6 366? 7@C64=@D65 @?] %96 3:886DE AC@3=6> H6 92G6 :D A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 A2J:?8 E96:C >@CE8286D[ 3FE DE:== 36:?8 7@C64=@D65 @? 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6]Qk^Am
kAm|@DE6==6C 25565 E92E 96 2?5 9:D @C82?:K2E:@? H6C6 2E E96 7@C67C@?E[ =2DE J62C[ @7 2 >@C2E@C:F> @? 7@C64=@DFC6D 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ] Q(6 D2H E92E E96 ?2E:@?2= 32?<D 925 7@C64=@D65 @? A6@A=6VD 9@FD6D[Q 96 D2:5] Q!6@A=6 2C6 4@?7FD65 23@FE E96 AC@46DD] %96J 86E E96 CF?\2C@F?5 7C@> E96 32?<D[ 2?5 A@=:E:4:2?D 5@?VE <?@H H92E 25G:46 E@ 8:G6 E96>] |@DE =2HJ6CD 2C6 ?@E H6==\G6CD65 H96? :E 4@>6D E@ E2=<:?8 23@FE 7@C64=@DFC6D]Qk^Am
kAmtBF:EJ s6A@E[ 2 z6??6D2H\32D65 @C82?:K2E:@?[ H9:49 4@?5F4ED C6D62C49 @? 7@C64=@DFC6D :? E96 pE=2?E2 2C62[ C6A@CED E92E w6?CJ r@F?EJ C64@C565 b[ggd 7@C64=@DFC6D :? a_``[ E9C@F89 E96 >@?E9 @7 yF=J] %96 ?F>36CD 2C6 6G6? H@CD6 :? r=2JE@? r@F?EJ[ H9:49 2>2DD65 2 E2==J @7 d[cec 7@C64=@DFC6D :? E96 D2>6 E:>6 A6C:@5]k^Am
kAm|@DE6==6C D2:5 @?6 >6E9@5 9@>6@H?6CD 42? FD6 E@ AC@E64E E96>D6=G6D 282:?DE E96 C:D< @7 =@D:?8 E96:C 9@>6D[ :D 3J 2EE6?5:?8 D6>:?2CD @776C65 3J 2FE9@C:E:6D @? E96 DF3;64E]k^Am
kAm~?6 2C62 @C82?:K2E:@?[ H9:49 D66<D E@ 65F42E6 E96 AF3=:4 23@FE 7@C64=@DFC6D[ :D E96 pE=2?E2\32D65 w@>6=6DD }6EH@C<[ x?4] tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C v=6?52 p==6? D2:5 96C DE277 92D C646:G65 2 ?F>36C @7 42==D 7C@> A6@A=6 :? 762C @7 =@D:?8 E96:C 9@>6D[ :?4=F5:?8 D@>6 :? w6?CJ 2?5 r=2JE@?]k^Am
kAmQp?JE:>6 H6 86E A9@?6 42==D[ H6 DE2CE =@@<:?8 :?E@ E96 2C62 E@ ECJ E@ D66 :7 H6 ?665 E@ D6E FA 2? @77:46[ E@ D66 :7 H6 42? 86E E96 4@>>F?:EJ E@ 2DD:DE[ 2?5 2=D@ E@ =@@< 7@C @E96C 9@>6=6DD AC@8C2>D E92E >2J 36 :? E96 2C62[Q D2:5 p==6?] Qp =@E @7 E:>6D[ E96C6 2C6 ?@?6] $@>6E:>6D[ J@F >2J 92G6 D@>6 D96=E6CD] $@[ H6 DE2CE =@@<:?8 2E 5:776C6?E 2C62D E@ D66 H92E :D 2G2:=23=6]Qk^Am
kAm%96 w@>6=6DD }6EH@C<[ :? 6I:DE6?46 D:?46 a__d[ :D 56D:8?65 E@ 36?67:E 9@>6=6DD A6@A=6[ H96E96C E96J =@DE E96:C 9@>6D E9C@F89 7@C64=@DFC6[ @C 2C6 =:G:?8 @? E96 DEC66E 2D 2 C6DF=E @7 @E96C 4:C4F>DE2?46D] p==6? D2:5 96C @C82?:K2E:@? :D 862C65 E@H2C5 AC@G:5:?8 2DD:DE2?46 AC@8C2>D 7@C 9@FD:?8[ 7@@5[ 4=@E9:?8[ EC2?DA@CE2E:@? 2?5 =:76\D<:==D EC2:?:?8]k^Am
kAmp==6? 2?5 |@DE6==6C H6C6 2>@?8 E96 DA62<6CD 2E 2 E@H?92== >66E:?8 @? 7@C64=@DFC6D =2DE >@?E9[ 9@DE65 3J w6?CJ r@F?EJ s:DEC:4E ' r@>>:DD:@?6C qCF46 w@=>6D] p==6? D2:5 C@F89=J d_ A6@A=6 42>6 E@ E96 6G6?E[ :?4=F5:?8 D@>6 7C@> $A2=5:?8[ vH:??6EE[ r=2JE@? 2?5 s6z2=3 4@F?E:6D]k^Am
kAm|2?J @7 E96> H6C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE =@D:?8 E96:C 9@>6D :? E96 4FCC6?E 64@?@>J]k^Am
kAmQxE 3642>6 G6CJ @3G:@FD E92E ]]] E96C6 H6C6 A6@A=6 E96C6 E92E 925 AC@3=6>D[Q p==6? D2:5] Q%96J H6C6 :? 7@C64=@DFC6 D:EF2E:@?D[ @C E96J H6C6 7:89E:?8 2 7@C64=@DFC6] %96C6 H6C6 2=D@ D@>6 @7 E96 6=56C=J E92E 925 8@EE6? :?E@ D@>6 C6G6CD6\>@CE8286 D:EF2E:@?D[ 2?5 E96:C <:5D 2C6 92G:?8 E@ H@C< H:E9 E96>[ H:E9 E92E]Qk^Am
kAmr@>>:DD:@?6C w@=>6D D2:5 96 @C82?:K65 E96 >66E:?8[ :? A2CE[ 3642FD6 ?6:E96C 9:D 5:DEC:4E[ ?@C @E96C 2C62D @7 w6?CJ r@F?EJ[ 2C6 :>>F?6 E@ 7@C64=@DFC6D]k^Am
kAmQ(6 <?@H E92E 7@C64=@DFC6D 92G6 366? 2? :DDF6 7@C D@>6 E:>6 ?@H[Q w@=>6D D2:5] Qx H2?E65 E@ D6E FA 2 G6?F6 H96C6 A6@A=6 42? 86E C6D@FC46D 2?5 :?7@C>2E:@? E92E H:== 96=A E96> :? E96:C 6G6CJ52J =:G6D] *@F 5@?VE D66 2 =@E @7 9@>6=6DD A6@A=6 :? w6?CJ r@F?EJ[ 3FE x <?@H @7 A6@A=6 :? s:DEC:4E ' E92E 2C6 92G:?8 2 92C5 E:>6 9@=5:?8 @?E@ E96:C 9@>6D]Qk^Am
kAmQ|@DE A6@A=6 5@?VE <?@H H96C6 E@ EFC?[Q E96 4@>>:DD:@?6C 4@?E:?F65] Q%9:D AC@3=6> :D D@ DAC625 @FE E9C@F89@FE E96 4@F?ECJ] %9:D >66E:?8 AC@G:565 E96> 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ E2=< E@ A6@A=6[ H9@ 4@F=5 96=A E96> E@ 7:?5 E96 AC@A6C C6D@FC46D]Qk^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 42== E96 w@>6=6DD }6EH@C<[ x?4][ 2E Wff_X dfa\h`b_]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Please log in, or sign up for a new, free account to read or post comments.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.