COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A new report using data from a small business banking platform has named Colorado Springs the number one city for small businesses in the country.
According to Bluevine, the company behind the study, Colorado Springs earned an overall score of 68.12. Denver and Raleigh, North Carolina rounded out the top three.
“Being recognized as the No. 1 city in America for small business is an incredible honor; and it belongs first and foremost to our entrepreneurs,” Mayor Yemi Mobolade said in a press release. “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the heart of our neighborhoods. They create jobs, take risks, invest in our community, and turn ideas into opportunity. I’m incredibly proud of the small-business ecosystem we have built together in Colorado Springs and, most of all, of the entrepreneurs who make it work every day.”…