This article presents the spatial patterns of general and high-tech start-up rates and explores regional factors associated with entrepreneurship in U.S. micropolitan areas. Regression results show that general entrepreneurship in these small cities is predicted by population growth, the middle-age population group, the presence of small businesses, and natural amenities. Additionally, high-tech start-up activities are positively associated with human capital, creative knowledge (instead of technological knowledge), high-tech clustering, and proximity to a large metropolitan area. These findings are compared with the patterns in larger metropolitan areas. This research sheds light on local entrepreneurship policy in the small-city context.

本文介绍了一般和高科技创业率的空间格局，并探讨了与美国小城市地区企业家精神相关的区域因素。回归结果表明，这些小城市的一般企业家精神是通过人口增长，中年人口群体，小企业的存在和自然便利来预测的。此外，高科技的创业活动与人力资本，创造知识（而非技术知识），高科技集群以及与大都市区的距离呈正相关。将这些发现与大城市地区的模式进行了比较。这项研究为小城市背景下的当地企业家政策提供了启示。