This statistic shows the results of a survey which asked startup founders in 2017 where they would start their business if they could begin all over again. Of respondents, 55 percent advised they would start a business in London, making it the most popular destination in this statistic. Berlin was the second-most popular location with 42 percent of respondents saying they would start a business there if they could begin again.
Where would you start your business if you could begin all over again?*
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Where would you start if you could begin all over again?" The source adds the following information: "Founders could allocate 5 votes. Percentages indicate how many founders would like to startup in each respective city."
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European Startup Initiative. (October 16, 2017). Where would you start your business if you could begin all over again?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882337/preferred-locations-for-startup-founders/
European Startup Initiative. "Where would you start your business if you could begin all over again?*." Chart. October 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882337/preferred-locations-for-startup-founders/
European Startup Initiative. (2017). Where would you start your business if you could begin all over again?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882337/preferred-locations-for-startup-founders/
European Startup Initiative. "Where Would You Start Your Business If You Could Begin All over Again?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882337/preferred-locations-for-startup-founders/
European Startup Initiative, Where would you start your business if you could begin all over again?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882337/preferred-locations-for-startup-founders/ (last visited August 19, 2022)
