Many people don’t get it. They think they can run their business anywhere. Or they look to see where the best labor resources are if they are a large corporation. Neither answer is correct. Forget about the physical universe here and look at buzz, mojo, vaastu, or the feng-shui of particular areas.
I notice a lot while traveling. I love Los Angeles but complain that it is not so friendly here. I enjoy driving through the desert to Joshua Tree, Tucson, and many parts of New Mexico. What I noticed is that folks in New Mexico sure are friendly. However, I don’t feel like working more than five hours a day in New Mexico while in Los Angeles I feel like working almost non-stop. The “energy” or momentum of particular areas is good for different things. New Mexico has a great vibration for art. If you are an artist you will get plenty of clients and support in the loving state of New Mexico. If you run a casino or bar, you will get many clients. But, for the restaurant business things are usually very slow. Even most of the top notch restaurants have only 20% occupancy in the wonderful enchanted state of New Mexico. So, what am I trying to say?
If you run a business, you need to be in a city where you feel like working, and where your type of business thrives. You can import workers from other cities at a cost if necessary, but you cannot duplicate the supportive energies of your city somewhere else. I feel that Bangalore is a great place for technical businesses while Mumbai is great for commerce, wheeling and dealing. Los Angeles is great for creativity and getting lots done while Santa Fe is wonderful for spas and art galleries. Texas is great for herding cows, but Georgia is great for meeting neighborly people. I have not been to every part of the world, but you can investigate as many places as you like. To find a home for your business, the city you choose needs to support the type of activity you will be engaging in.
Most of my readers are involved in some way in BPO or office work outsourcing. Big cities in India seem to support this business although rent and transportation are miserable in most Indian Cities. While in the USA, it is the more remote states that support back office tasks like Call Center, Data Entry, and Medical Transcription. You’ll find lots of call centers in Alabama, Oklahoma, Colorado, and other square states. I guess if you need a square job, you should do it in a square state. California is more for more interesting work as the costs are higher and the talent pool is larger. I’ll leave the rest to you!