If you're the kind of person who wants to make their own way, there's no time like the present to get out in the world. We're finding more and more ways to make a living and live our best lives doing it. If you've been pondering taking your own small business abroad, one analysis might help sway your thinking.
London-based firm Expert Market has crunched the numbers and crafted a list of the top 57 countries for millennial entrepreneurs to set up shop in. They looked at quality-of-life data: cost of living, income tax, access to credit, average internet speed, transportation networks, availability of free Wi-Fi, ease of starting a business, and of course, the cost of a coffee. (Spoiler alert: Despite the fact that American millennials may want to expand their horizons, the United States actually ranked second overall, so it may be worth looking into different parts of the country if you're not ready for international living just yet. Have you considered the Midwest?)
And the winners are:
Hong Kong
United States
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Spain
New Zealand
Estonia
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Latvia
France
Portugal
Lithuania
Qatar
Denmark
Switzerland
Germany
Turkey
Norway
Romania
Saudi Arabia
China
Netherlands
Poland
Australia
Sweden
Hungary
Finland
Mexico
Japan
Cyprus
Chile
Panama
South Africa
Italy
Morocco
Indonesia
Iceland
India
Croatia
Egypt
Austria
Colombia
Brazil
Greece
Malta
Peru
Belgium
Ireland
Costa Rica
Slovenia
Ecuador
Philippines
Israel
Argentina
Uruguay