Best Places to Launch a Business

With job concerns on the rise, more people are considering striking out on their own to start up a small business. To help new entrepreneurs find the best places to relocate, Fortune Small Business scoured the country in search of America's 100 most business-friendly towns. Here are the top ten places to live and do business:

1. Bellevue, Wash.
2. Georgetown, Texas
3. Buford, Ga.
4. Marina del Rey, Calif.
5. Bethesda, Md.
6. Portland, Ore.
7. Denver
8. Charlotte, N.C.
9. Fort Worth, Texas
10. Franklin, Mass.

Whether you're looking to plant your startup in the deep south, pacific northwest or New England, there's a town that can help your business thrive. Now that you have the perfect business location, there's no excuse for going back to work for someone else.