If your shop is located in Florida, then you're lucky. According to American City Business Journals, three Sunshine state cities — Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Jacksonville — rate among the best metropolitan areas in the nation for small businesses.

For those who don't live in those cities, no worries, there are seven other areas that combine for the top 10 best areas. Included among the top are: Las Vegas, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Seattle, Denver, Providence, R.I., San Diego and New York City.

Strong population growth, tourism and the education levels of the working population are just a few of the factors that contribute to Bizjournal.com's rankings of the top 10 markets.

To see how your area stacks up among the best in the nation, click here for a complete listing of key statistics of each city.

--Cassandra P. Foster
cfoster@safnow.org

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