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Tuesday, 13th October 2009

Two New Lists/Rankings: Best Places to Launch a Small Business & Best Jobs in America

CNN/Money.com is online with three new lists that might be of interest to you and potentially business researchers you work with.

1) 50 Best Places to Launch a Business 2009

+ Direct to Complete List
Click on city name to access a profile of that location.

++ Users can Narrow the list to Top Large Places, Top Midsize Places, Top Small Places, Top Metro Areas

+ Clicking the "Near You" Option Lets You Sort the List by State or Cities

+ Selecting "Find Loans" Allows You to See Where SBA 7(a) Loans are Being Made
View Lending Hot Spots ||| Cities

+ Clicking Business Climate Provides Five Options
Fastest Small Business Growth ||| Educated Workers ||| Low Crime ||| High Income ||| Growing Economy

+ Clicking Areas that Have the Highest Wages Provides
Low Wages ||| Best Tax Climate ||| Affordable Rents ||| Fewest Foreclosures

Finally, note that 2008 data is also available. Look for the drop down menu on the top right of any page.

2) Best Jobs in America 2009

Again, several lists are available along with 2008 rankings. Data is provided by PayScale.

+ Full List
Narrow by Top 50 ||| All 100 ||| Top Sectors

+ High Paying (Click on a job for a complete profile)
Sort by Median Salary ||| Top Pay

+ Job Growth

+ Quality of Life
Sort by Low Stress ||| Security ||| Flexibility ||| Future growth ||| Satisfaction ||| Benefit to Society

+ Sectors

Source: CNN/Money


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