Region’s Start-up Engine Slowly Regains Power
Monday, September 28th, 2015
Atlanta’s start-ups are playing catch-up.
Experts say homegrown businesses are critical to a region’s economic future, but metro Atlanta’s start-up engine threw a rod during the recession. Not only did the number of start-ups drop, it dropped farther than in other metro areas.
Now, there are signs of a rebound: The willingness of metro Atlantans to take the entrepreneurial leap has picked up, according to both government data and anecdotal evidence.
