CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Small Business Vitality Rankings
06-30-11
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
California does not appear to have a significant business environment that is conducive
to the creation and development of small business according to the latest annual Small
Business Vitality Rankings by the American City Business Journals.
The rankings are based on a methodology that includes population growth, employment
growth and small business growth, defined as businesses that employ less than 99.
The following identifies the top ten “Best Cities” for business vitality rankings along
with the bottom ten. Also included are the rankings on the rest of the California cities
including changes in their rankings from 2010.
TOP TEN BEST CITIES
1. Austin, TX
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. Charleston, SC
4. Charlotte, NC
5. Seattle, WA
6. Tulsa, OK
7. Raleigh, NC
8. Denver, CO
9. Washington DC
10. NY, NY
BOTTOM TEN CITIES
91. Las Vegas, NV
92. Worchester, MA
93. Lakeland, FL
94. Stockton down from 92
95. Bakersfield down from 66
96. Sacramento down from 95
97. Springfield, MA
98. Detroit, MI
99. Riverside-San Bernardino down from 91
100. Modesto down from 87
Rest of California
San Jose jumped from 75 to 20; Los Angeles up from 47 to 45; San Diego up from 67 to
57;San Francisco-Oakland 61 down from 45; Oxnard-Thousand Oaks 78 down from 35 and
Fresno 86 up from 90.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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