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NORFOLK, Virginia
Population: 245,428
Unemployment: 5.2 percent
Entrepreneurial Hangout: Granby Street
The city is regularly mentioned as a great place for young entrepreneurs, in part because of the energy from in-town universities Old Dominion, Norfolk State and Eastern Virginia Medical School, and partly because of local officials who encourage startups through programs such as Vibrant Spaces, which offers everything from up to $60,000 in matching grants to greatly discounted rent, as well as startup accelerators and support organizations such as Hatch, Start Norfolk, Code for America and Maker Faire
