New this morning: Georgia led the nation in new business startups in 2010
Georgia led the nation in new business startups in 2010, while Atlanta tied for the second-most among the 15 biggest metro areas, according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, produced by the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation.
In metro Atlanta, 580 people per 100,000 adults launched a business each month last year, second only to Los Angeles where 620 did, the report said.
In Georgia, 510 people per 100,000 started a business, tying it with Nevada for the top spot among states.
By comparison, 340 out of 100,000 adults created a new business each month nationwide.
Georgia also experienced the largest gain in entrepreneurial activity over the past decade, which Kaufman determined by comparing startup rates for the 2008-2010 period to those of 1998-2000.
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