8 Hottest Destinations To Launch A Startup In 2014


2. Denver, Colorado: Denver is rated as the second best place to set up small business according to Forbes for various reasons. With its low cost of living, determined Mayors like Michael Hancock and Governors like Hickenlooper who want to improve and create high quality of life and environment that will foster innovation, Denver is rightly ranked as the second best place for a startup. Denver also has some very big startup companies like TrackVia, Photobucket, SendGrid, Cloudzilla, Chipotle Mexican Grill, ReadyTalk and many more. The city’s businesses are also concentrated in high growth industries like real estate, computer systems design, support activities for mining, personal and household goods repair and maintenance. These companies are also most likely to have websites and are viewed online.

3. Austin, Texas: When you think about technical innovation, Austin might not come into your mind but for past few years big companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google have moved into this town.  There are also a lot of e-commerce companies and software-as-a-service companies that are growing rapidly in Austin.  It is also the house for some big startups like Gazzang, a provider of Big Data security and SolarWinds which provides IT network management and discovery tools. This place also has Sociolware, Spredfast and Bazaarvoice, three social media companies which are growing fast. This shows the presence of most of the companies on social media websites that receive customer feedback for improvement.

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