Salisbury named one of country’s best places to start a small business

A personal-finance website gives Salisbury high marks when it comes to starting a small business. After reviewing more than 1,200 cities with fewer than 100,000 residents across the country, WalletHub says Salisbury is one of the Top Twenty best small cities in which to start a business. WalletHub’s ranking of small cities came from a review of 18 key metrics, including: startups per capita, average growth of business revenues, investor access, workforce educational attainment and more. Weighing these multi-dimensional metrics on a 100-point scale, Salisbury earned a total score of 54.15 out of 100. The number one ranked city was Holland, MI which had a score of 60.68. Wilson, North Carolina was the only other community in the state to make the Top Twenty, coming in at number ten with a score of 55.52. In addition to being ranked No. 16 overall, Salisbury came in fourth nationally when it came to costs of doing business.