These rankings, for 2010, are based on an index of 71 economic and social indicators, as diverse as new patents, mobile phone subscriptions and availability of venture capital.
Yet for many small business owners, current market conditions (low interest rates) and availability of advantageous capital from the U.S. Small Business Administration make owning commercial real estate not only a viable solution but also a very profitable one.
Many big acquisitions by Indian companies in recent years were "fueled by hubris and self-confidence and easy availability of capital," said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, an independent member of Parliament who started one of India's first mobile phone companies.
Earlier this year, RCN cut back growth plans because of the slump in the telecommunications industry and limited availability of capital.
Isn't there a way to find different sources of capital? A. One of our objectives is to create a sustainable and scalable availability of capital for Main Street.
In the past we had periods of time when there was stability, and good availability of capital at reasonable prices, punctuated by the complete reverse - which we call banking crises, Haldane says.
Let's talk about shareholders and the availability of capital.
About anything a global market wants to know — the price of goods and services, the status of inventories and shipments, the availability of capital and talent — anything.
"We look at markets where there are low levels of SME financing, increasing e-commerce penetration, and sub-optimal availability of capital," he said.
Andreessen agrees with Gurley and Wilson in that high cash burn in startups is the cause of spiralling valuations and underperformance; the availability of capital is hampering common sense.
