4 Gulf Coast cities ranked among top in US to start a business

Southwest Florida has several of the best small cities in the country for starting a business, according to WalletHub.

The finance site evaluated more than 1,300 cities that had 25,000 to 100,000 residents, and it found several in the region made the the cut when it came to business environment, access to resources and business costs.

Small businesses per capita, office space availability, labor costs, investor access, growth in the number of small businesses and cost of living were some factors in the rankings.