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These 19 key local characteristics make Orlando the best place in the U.S. to start a new business, according to WalletHub. Here's more.

Where's your favourite place? 💭 A sense of place is key when deciding on locations for your growing business 📍 Read more about the power of place in this week’s four-i: https://lnkd.in/exsDuvT9

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Virginia's strategic location on the East Coast offers important advantages for companies through proximity to key economic hubs, including critical customer markets in the Mid-Atlantic, the Northeast Corridor, and fast-growing metropolitan areas across the Southeast. Virginia’s proximity to Washington, D.C. is also a major advantage for companies with federal contracts. https://hubs.ly/Q02cfztk0

Is our forward posture a risk or a deterrent? On one hand you have the Mearsheimer theory of retrenchments inherent strength through conservation of power and on the other deterrence through forward presence. We are going on over two decades of major and minor conflicts ranging from Africa, to Europe, and the Middle East -- with a brewing conflict in Asia. An argument can be made that forward presence hasn't deterred anything, but nuclear weapons have deterred a wider global conflict. Yet, the American led Western Alliance does look militarily strong when contrasted with the plodding, some would argue disastrous, results of Russian revanchism in Ukraine. So what are the costs v. benefits for our global hegemony? Is it influence w/Allies? Maintaining the post World War II Bretton Woods system? No answers, just questions with lots of variables. What I do know is that these were major questions that were being asked during my time in the West Wing and it was largely defined, in my opinion, by a clash between the old guard National Security Enterprise and newly emerging populist wings in both major political parties aiming to retrench. Interesting arguments on both sides.

💡November 15, 2023, Austin, Texas : "Austin, Texas continues to mark its spot on the global stage, ranking #7 as one of the most attractive US Cities." ⭐Of the Top 10, five are Texas cities, Houston securing the #1 spot. Why do Texas Cities do well ? ✔️"Right to Work" State ✔️Diverse Population ✔️Lower State Taxes, No State Income Tax ✔️Economic Incentives at both the State and Local level ✔️Regulations are less stringent ✔️Affordability factor ✔️CST Time Zone : For Companies with a global presence, having a location between the two coasts is more appealing for employees when working with locations across the world Link to the Summary of this study by the Financial Times : https://lnkd.in/d_xZmJVZ Credit to Austin Business Journal

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The shortlist for the 12th International Markets Conference has been announced, naming: Chicago, Lisbon, and Milwaukee for 2025. Last year we were in Toronto for the 11th conference. You can read our conference report on our website here: https://lnkd.in/eMSSnsB5 #streetmarkets #farmersmarkets #community #bestpractice #innovation #conference

Woosh - and then 2023 was done - Perrier Ryan was back in the office with most staff up and running from 8/1/2024. We've found that 2024 has been busy from the get go so before it gets away on us, we've published a 2023 Investment and Economic Snapshot on our website. Month by month it gives a summary of the year that was. It's important to look forward though, so it also provides an Outlook for 2024 ... we publish these reports most months, so keep an eye out. https://lnkd.in/gR_tcUxU

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