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Small Business Quick Facts
• Atlanta/Sandy Springs is the #9 best city in US for recent college graduates (NerdWallet, 3/16) • Three Georgia cities rank amongst the most educated places in the US: Atlanta/Sandy Springs (25), Cumming (41), and Marietta (42) (DegreeQuery.com, 2/16)
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Advantages of the Area
- Metro Atlanta has a large IT, software and financial labor force and competitive wages compared to competitive markets. Due to Sandy Springs location at the intersection of Georgia 400 and Interstate 285, the potential labor pool can be accessed easily. In addition, approximately 60% of Sandy Springs residents have a bachelor’s degrees or higher, well above the average for metro Atlanta.
Top ranked programs supporting the tech industry:
• Georgia Tech College of Management
• Goizuetta Business School- Emory University
• Terry College of Business- University of Georgia
Small Business
• The large number Fortune 500 firms, technology companies, the Medical District and Perimeter Center shopping creates a strong market for goods and services from small businesses. High incomes of residents in the area also increase likelihood of retail, restaurant, and other small business success.
• The City has and will continue to see significant public and private investment in the new City Center, Roswell Road Corridor, Perimeter Center, and elsewhere that can enhance and stimulate small business growth.
For frequently asked questions about starting a business in Georgia click link for all you need to know http://sos.ga.gov/admin/files/First_stop_business_guide.pdf
Facts about the Sandy Springs/Perimeter community:
• Sandy Springs is one of the most affluent communities in U.S., with nearly 20% of households with incomes above $200,000. The City’s median household income is $68,200 compared to US average of $49,600 in 2010.
• 1/4 of city’s annual budget invested in capital improvements, such as transportation and infrastructure upgrades, which is significantly higher than other metro communities.
• Sandy Springs has more Fortune 500 corporations per capita than any other city in the US: UPS, Newell Rubbermaid, First Data, Centene, Axiall and Veritiv
• Some of the major private multi-national companies headquartered in Sandy Springs include: Cox Communications, Intercontinental Commodity Exchange (ICE)/New York Stock Exchange, Mercedes Benz USA, Haverty’s Furniture, Amtrak, CBS, Builders Materials and Construction Services
• The Perimeter market is home to more Fortune 1000 companies than any city in Georgia;
• Sandy Springs is home to one of the largest medical communities in the southeast with 3 world class hospitals: Northside, Emory/St. Joseph’s and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
• The City of Sandy Springs is a trailblazer in government structure and function. Rather than hire hundreds of government employees, the City utilizes a Public-Private Partnership model, resulting in the state’s lowest per capita ratio of municipal employees to residents;
• Three MARTA rail stations within the City offer a direct route to the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and most areas of metro Atlanta are accessible within a short drive;
• Major interstate connections with GA 400 and I-285.
