Warner Robins in Top 100 Cities for Hispanic Entrepreneurs

Report: Best Places for Hispanic Entrepreneurs to Live and Work Released by College and Careers Website, GoodCall.com

Listen to what some of our local Hispanic business owners had to say about the reconition…

Data analysts from GoodCall.com released the 2016 Best Places for Hispanic Entrepreneurs report. The report was launched in light of National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15), a nationally recognized timeframe that honors the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States.

A total of 381 MSAs were ranked on five criteria to determine which areas are best overall for Hispanic
entrepreneurs:

    • Business Climate – Density of Hispanic-owned businesses in each area, calculated as the
      number of Hispanic-owned businesses as a percentage of all businesses in that area
    • Economic Health – The current change in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) year over year and
      the current unemployment rate in each area
    • Networking Potential – Score assigned to each MSA based on the number of small business
      owners in each area per capita
    • Educational Values – Measurement of Hispanic educational attainment in each area
    • Affordability- Median gross rent in each area as a percentage of household income

Data sources included the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis.

“Despite the Great Recession Hispanic-owned businesses grew nearly 50% in the U.S. from 2007 – 2012,” says GoodCall analyst Claire Etheridge. “The top 100 places were highlighted due to strong educational values, a booming post-recession economy, substantial networking potential, and obviously, a high density of Hispanic business owners.

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