An analysis from Heartland Forward, a new think tank, identified 20 top entrepreneurial ecosystems across America based on the share of employment by small firms, and the number of college-educated employees in those firms. One of those micropolitan areas is in Middle Tennessee, Tullahoma and Manchester in Coffee County.
The Heartland Forward analysis also found that metro areas where the small firms employed a high number of college graduates saw particularly fast job growth. The micropolitan areas with knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial ecosystems were:
1. Los Alamos, NM
2. Hudson, NY
3. Summit Park, Utah
4. Vineyard Haven, Mass.
5. Torrington, Conn.
6. Keene, NY
7. Tullahoma-Manchester, Tenn.
8. Shelby, NC
9. Concord, NH
10. Breckenridge, Colo.