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The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Start a Business in for 2016

Up and Running

While we may think of a major hub like Silicon Valley as a prime example of an entrepreneurial city, the reality is that these epicenters of growth may not always offer the most supportive climate for new businesses. Ranked number one on WalletHub’s Best Cities to Start a Business, Sioux Falls is a great place to put down roots.

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On Supercities, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality in a Post-COVID World

Ben's Blog

Before we talk about how this might work, it’s helpful to take a look back at a case study of what gave rise to Silicon Valley as an innovation cluster and the San Francisco Bay Area as a modern supercity. In the case of Silicon Valley, it was a combination of: Universities like Stanford. Federal government.