By John Gallagher

Detroit Free Press Business Writer

Despite efforts to evolve a more entrepreneurial economy, metropolitan Detroit and Michigan remain some of the least entrepreneurial places in the nation, a new study reported today.

Metro Detroit tied with metro Chicago for last place for entrepreneurial start-ups among the 15 largest metro areas, the latest annual report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation said today.

The foundation reported that the Detroit and Chicago areas boasted just 180 entrepreneurs per 100,000 population in 2011, compared to nation-leading Los Angeles, which had 580 entrepreneurs per 100,000 population. Other leading metro areas for start-up business activity included Atlanta, Phoenix, and Miami.
Meanwhile, Michigan ranks 42nd among the 50 states for entrepreneurial start-ups in 2011, the report said.

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