For Business

Top Choice for Business Relocation

  • Inc Magazine ranked Sarasota as #20 on their Best Cities for Doing Business list. (May
    2006)
  • Entrepreneur Magazine named Sarasota in the top 50 Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs 2006.
  • Forbes Magazine
    named Sarasota the 44th “Best Place to Live and Do Business” out of the
    largest 150 U.S. Metro Areas (2003).
  • Expansion Management Magazine rated the Sarasota/ Bradenton/ Venice area as a four
    star business opportunity metro, designating the best metro areas for future
    business locations. (2006)
  • Biz Journal named Sarasota in the top 4 Hottest Big Metros for Jobs, along with Las
    Vegas, Phoenix, and Washington D.C. (2005)
  • Sperling’s Best
    Places ranked the Sarasota/Bradenton/Venice area 9th in their Best
    Cities for Teleworking, in the small metro area category. (2006)
  • The Milken Institute
    ranked Sarasota #6 among the Top 15 Performing Cities in the
    U.S., based on economic performance and the ability to create and retain
    jobs. (November 2004)
  • The
    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    ranked the Sarasota/Bradenton area “3rd in the Nation in Job Growth.”