October, 2013

sftfe or sHtLL eusihesses srecitL neronf:

Recession-Ravaged Cities
fhe otft
Radus has amassed an unmaIched amcunI cI
daIa IhaI dccumenIs Ihe exsIence and acIvIes
cI cver 26 mcn sma and medum szed .5.
busnesses. By ccecIng and crganzng cca
nIcrmaIcn Ircm acrcss Ihe Web, Radus cIIers
ccmprehensve nsghIs derved Ircm bcns cI
peces cI nIcrmaIcn. 1he resuI s Ihe cny
vng, breaIhng daIa seI represenIaIve cI Ihe
sma busness eccncmy n Ihe .5.
fhe Hosf
necessioh-ntvtceo
Hefnos ih fhe u.s.
o. Cape Ccra/FI. Myers, FL
o:. New Oreans, LA
o. DeIrcI, Ml
oq. Las Vegas, NV
o. 5arascIa, FL
o6. 5IcckIcn, CA
o;. Rversde, CA
oB. Phcenx, AZ
og. 1ampa, FL
o. 5acramenIc, CA
fhe neronf
1he Iedera gcvernmenI decared Ihe recesscn
cI :ooB cIcay cver n 1une cI :oog. Fcur years
aIer, where dc we sIand? We evauaIed Ihe cIes
hardesI hI by Ihe recesscn, as dened by Ihe
Brcckngs lnsIIuIe MeIrc McnIcr, whch assess
es cIes cn empcymenI, unempcymenI, cuIpuI
[GDP), and hcuse prces. We Ihen used Radus Ic
earn mcre abcuI Ihe busnesses IhaI sunk Ihe
cwesI n :ooB.
fhene tne
''
eusihesses wifhih necessioh-ntvtceo Hefnos.
1-4
5-9
10-19
20-49
50-99
100+
size or eusihesses ih
necessioh-ntvtceo
Hefnos:
q. 6.%
g. g.6%
og. .%
:oqg. ;.g%
ogg. :.%
oo. :.:%
wee-stvvv Hefno nthkihcs
01 AusIn, 1X
02 McAen, 1X
03 5an Degc, CA
04 Grand Rapds, Ml
05 Kansas CIy, MOK5
06 PcrIand, ORWA
0/ Lcusve, KYlN
0B 5an 1cse, CA
09 Lakeand, FL
10 WcrcesIer, MA
11 PamBay, FL
12 Denver, CO
13 Okahcma CIy, OK
14 McdesIc, CA
15 1ampa, FL
16 5acramenIc, CA
1/ Ceveand, OH
1B 1ucscn, AZ
19 1usa, OK
20 Daas, 1X
21 Orandc, FL
22 5IcckIcn, CA
23 Mnneapcs, MNWl
24 Ccumbus, OH
25 Prcvc, 1
26 Akrcn, OH
2/ Greensbcrc, NC
2B Las Vegas, NV
29 LancasIer, PA
30 5an Francscc, CA
31 5an AnIcnc, 1X
32 5eaIIe, WA
33 Memphs, 1NM5AR
34 Fresnc, CA
35 WashngIcn, DCVAMDWV
36 Mam, FL
3/ Phadepha, PAN1DEMD
3B Greenve, 5C
39 Bakersed, CA
40 Oxnard, CA
41 BuIIac, NY
42 BaImcre, MD
43 Chcagc, lLlNWl
44 Des Mcnes, lA
45 CharcIIe, NC5C
46 Rversde, CA
4/ Nashve, 1N
4B HcusIcn, 1X
49 5I. Lcus, MOlL
50 BrdgepcrI, C1
51 WchIa, K5
52 5aI Lake CIy, 1
53 Kncxve, 1N
54 HarIIcrd, C1
55 Prcvdence, RlMA
56 PIIsburgh, PA
5/ 5arascIa, FL
5B Ogden, 1
59 Lcs Angees, CA
60 New Oreans, LA
61 Phcenx, AZ
62 lndanapcs, lN
63 AIanIa, GA
64 New Haven, C1
65 Abuquerque, NM
66 Pcughkeepse, NY
6/ DayIcn, OH
6B BcsIcn, MANH
69 Harrsburg, PA
/0 Mwaukee, Wl
/1 1cedc, OH
/2 Brmngham, AL
/3 ChaIIanccga, 1NGA
/4 5prnged, MA
/5 LIIe Rcck, AR
/6 RaeghDurham, NC
// CncnnaI, OHKYlN
/B Abany, NY
/9 RcchesIer, NY
B0 Cccradc 5prngs, CO
B1 1ackscnve, FL
B2 BaIcn Rcuge, LA
B3 Vrgna Beach, VANC
B4 Omaha, NElA
B5 5yracuse, NY
B6 Ccumba, 5C
B/ Rchmcnd, VA
BB DeIrcI, Ml
B9 Bcse CIy, lD
90 1ackscn, M5
91 CharesIcn, 5C
92 YcungsIcwn, OHPA
93 AugusIa, GA5C
94 AenIcwn, PAN1
95 Hcncuu, Hl
96 Madscn, Wl
9/ 5cranIcn, PA
9B New Ycrk, NYN1PA
99 E Pasc, 1X
100 Cape Ccra, FL
wee-stvvihess ih fhe
uhifeo sftfes
1he Radus websavvy meIrc
rankngs sI ma|cr .5. meIrc
areas by Ihe kehccd cI
Iher sma busnesses Ic
manIan websIes, Facebcck
pages, and 1wIIer handes.
0!20 2!40 4!60 6!B0 B!!00 wee-stvvv nthk:
fhe Hosf necessioh-ntvtceo Hefnos
[oecLiNeo ios: =noi ecoNoiic rek ee=one necessioN :o
Lowes: roiN: o= necessioN)
o. Cape Ccra/FI. Myers, FL
o:. New Oreans, LA
o. DeIrcI, Ml
oq. Las Vegas, NV
o. 5arascIa, FL
o6. 5IcckIcn, CA
o;. Rversde, CA
oB. Phcenx, AZ
og. 1ampa Bay, FL
o. 5acramenIc, CA
100
60
88
28
57
22
46
61
15
16
fhe Hosf fhnivihc Hefnos
[iirnoveo ios: =noi :e ecoNoiic rek ee=one necessioN
:o Now)
o. AusIn, 1X
o:. HcusIcn, 1X
o. Daas, 1X
oq. Okahcma CIy, OK
o. 5an AnIcnc, 1X
o6. Nashve, 1N
o;. E Pasc 1X
oB. 5an 1cse, CA
og. Omaha, NE
o. BcsIcn, MA
01
48
20
13
31
47
99
80
84
68
tventce socitL stvvv nthk:
'
tventce socitL stvvv nthk:

ios: oecLiNeo ios: :niviNc wee svv nNk wee svv nNk
how socitL Heoit trrecfs success
A number cI meIrc areas were hI hardesI by Ihe
recesscn n :ooB, and whe a number cI Ihcse
regcns have cmbed back cuI cI recesscn, a
number cI cIhers are sI sIruggng. 1he
websavvy busness ranks n recesscnravaged
areas average aI neary haI Ihe average rank Icr
areas IhaI have perIcrmed we, eccncmcay, n
Ihe Iace cI Ihe recesscn.
fhe Hosf necoveneo Hefnos
[ios: necoveneo =noi Lowes: roiN: o= necessioN :o Now)
o. 5an 1cse, CA
o:. New Oreans, LA
o. Phcenx, AZ
oq. Grand Rapds, Ml
o. Bakersed, CA
o6. Bcse CIy, lD
o;. DeIrcI, Ml
oB. AusIn, 1X
og. PcrIand, OR
o. HcusIcn, 1X
08
60
61
04
39
89
88
01
06
48
fhe Letsf necoveneo Hefnos
[Les: necoveneo =noi Lowes: roiN: o= necessioN :o Now)
o. AenIcwn, PA
o:. Harrsburg, PA
o. Phadepha, PA
oq. 5yracuse, NY
o. Abuquerque, NM
o6. 1ackscn, M5
o;. LIIe Rcck, AR
oB. Abany, NY
og. BuIIac, NY
o. Pcughkeepse, NY
94
69
37
85
65
90
75
78
41
66
tventce socitL stvvv nthk:

tventce socitL stvvv nthk:

fhe eesf orr vs. fhe wonsf orr

Hosf fhnivihc Hefno tnet:
AusIn, 1X
fhe Hosf wee-stvvv Hefno tnet:
AusIn, 1X
fhe Hosf necoveneo Hefno tnet:
5an 1cse, CA
Hosf necessioh-ntvtceo Hefno tnet:
Cape Ccra, FL
fhe Letsf necoveneo Hefno tnet:
AenIcwn, PA
fhe Letsf wee-stvvv Hefno tnet:
Cape Ccra, FL
ios: necoveneo Les: necoveneo wee svv nNk wee svv nNk
cohcLusioh
Our research nIc recesscnravaged cIes
expcsed us Ic a sde cI Ihe scca meda sIcry
IhaIs unIcdng acrcss Amercas busnesses. Ihe
mpacI IhaI scca Iechnccgy may have cn bus
ness success. As we expcre Ihe mpacI cI
webadcpIcn cn busnesses, we cck Ic a new
seI cI quesIcns abcuI Ihe vabIy cI busness
es. Can adcpIcn cI scca meda ndcaIe ress
Iance Ic recesscn? Dces websavvness ndcaIe
grcwIh pcIenIa? Dces enIhusasm Icr scca
meda spread n regcna paIIerns? Why dc
cerIan ndusIres adcpI web Iechnccgy IasIer
Ihan cIhers? Are busnesses websavvy because
Iheyre successIu, cr are busnesses successIu
because Iheyre websavvy?
cohftcf
LeIs seI up a chaI Icr 10 mnuIes. Wed cve Ic hep.
1.B55.RADl50
nIcradusnIe.ccm
teouf us
ldenIIyng and engagng wIh Ihe rghI cca busnesses can be cverwhemng due Ic Ihe
dscrganzed and cIIen ccnIradcIcry naIure cI cca busness nIcrmaIcn. Radus
lnIegence has amassed unmaIched daIa IhaI dccumenIs Ihe exsIence and acIvIes cI
cver 20 mcn sma and medumszed .5. busnesses. sng Radus, busnesses are
empcwered Ic prcspecI smarIer and acceeraIe saes.
140 2nd 5IreeI 5Ie. 300
5an Francscc, CA
94105
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