Nashville "4th best place to start a business" (Memphis: house, new construction)

[JMT]

This is per Inc. magazine.

An abundance of hospital chains in the country music mecca has made it famous for something else: a new wave of health startups.

It has more than 20 college and university campuses, the most megachurches per capita in the country, and a thriving music economy, but the city's biggest industry--and its main source of growth--depends on one undeniable truth: We all get sick and die. Six of the nation's 10 biggest for-profit hospital chains are headquartered here, along with more than 800 health care companies. Now there is a wave of promising health startups, like Covenant Surgical Partners, an outpatient surgery center that was acquired by KKR last year, and Aspire Health, which makes house calls to help seriously ill patients manage their health care, and was acquired by Anthem in March. "So many people have come here over the years with a guitar and a dream," says Sam Davidson, founder of Tennessee-made online gift retailer Batch. "Now, instead of wanting to make it big on Music Row, you want to make it big with a business idea."

The top 20:

1. Austin
2. Salt Lake City
3. Raleigh
4. Nashville
5. San Francisco
6. San Jose
7. San Diego
8. Denver
9. Orlando
10. Portland OR
11. Phoenix
12. Seattle
13. Miami
14. Jacksonville
15. Boston
16. Los Angeles
17. Dallas
18. Atlanta
19. Washington
20. Las Vegas

https://www.inc.com/surge-cities/bes...-business.html

[jjbradleynyc]

This is a well compiled and researched list.

Nashville again movin' and shakin' in many areas. Look way down the list and you'll find Memphis cracking it, at #47.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by jjbradleynyc

This is a well compiled and researched list.

Nashville again movin' and shakin' in many areas. Look way down the list and you'll find Memphis cracking it, at #47.

They only looked at the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country, something I wish I'd noticed before making my post. Memphis placing 47th out of 50 isn't really something to brag about.

[mjtinmemphis]

Originally Posted by jjbradleynyc

This is a well compiled and researched list.

I would go so far as to say this is the best and most thorough list for MSAs business friendly listing. No hype here.

[jjbradleynyc]

Originally Posted by JMT

They only looked at the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country, something I wish I'd noticed before making my post. Memphis placing 47th out of 50 isn't really something to brag about.

Ah, for sure, not a bragging point at all.

Memphis has gotta up its game to be a major player with economic development and growth. There is a lot of redevelopment construction and planned new construction going on this year in the city, so that is a hugely positive sign.
With the beginning of construction on One Beale, Union Row on the planning boards, the new Loews tower starting construction, the redevelopment of 100 North Main, and the continued planning and growth of St Jude's and the Pinch district, Memphis is poised to boom--if they can keep it going and attract more and more jobs, which attracts more investment and development.