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Grand Rapids is also home to StartGarden, a startup accelerator with the goal of turning Michigan into a flourishing business ecosystem. While they ranked second overall as the best city in which to start a business, Grand Rapids ranked first in terms of average small business growth. Oklahoma City, OK. Lincoln, NE.

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Thanks to low corporate taxes, plentiful networking opportunities, and the low cost of living, we have to agree. The city of Nashville also has a variety of business resources, including incubators like NBIC right through minority resource centers. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Nashville, Tennessee. Let us know!

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Entrepreneur: I just wanted to touch base with you and see if you are taking on new startups right now. I was in Oklahoma City earlier this week with the entrepreneurs at the Blueprint for Business accelerator (it’s a member of the Global Accelerator Network ).