Inc. Magazine

Thanks to a booming organic market and increased communication technology, there is good reason to think the American Heartland will be the next entrepreneurial frontier, according to a new report.

The report by the New America Foundation, Rebuilding America's Productive Economy: A Heartland Development Strategy, found that increasing demand for organic alternative biofuels is creating business opportunities in the Plains states, while technology advancements and lower costs of living are driving a population shift to support these Heartland businesses.

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As part of our annual report, Inc. studied 393 population centers across the nation, identifying job creation and other signs of business vitality. What did we find? The big cities are idling, and the real entrepreneurial hot spots are on the periphery -- where low costs and favorable regulatory environments make it possible to thrive.

Which metropolitan areas are really booming? Here, you'll find a searchable database, the full 2006 rankings broken down by small, medium, and large cities,… more

Frank Sinatra never wrote a song about Newark or Green Bay, nor has Madonna ever bought a house in either city. But these are among the unexpected places where businesses are adding jobs most rapidly and many people are moving in search of new lives, creating tremendous opportunities for entrepreneurs.

The Top Cities in America for doing business are not at all where most people think, and there's good data to back that up. This year Inc. publishes an exclusive… more