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Cities that Saw the Most Small Business Openings Through the Years

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Many Americans have ambitions of opening their own business. From restaurants to clothing boutiques, small businesses are one of the hallmarks of the American dream. People from cities all over the country scout out the perfect locations to start their small businesses.

This visualization from WizardPins.com illustrates which U.S. cities had the most small business openings each year between 2009 and 2018.

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The image utilizes sorted stream graphs to visualize the 10 cities that had the highest percentage of new small business openings each year. It also contains a contrasting graph that illustrates the U.S. cities with the highest percentage of small business closings each year. Some cities (like Austin-Round Rock, TX and Midland, TX) manage to make the list nearly every year. In contrast, Charleston, WV sadly has experienced the one of the highest rates of small business closures since 2013.

As of 2018, these are the U.S. cities that have the highest percentages of small business openings:

  1. Boise City, ID — 4.274% increase
  2. Provo/Orem, UT — 4.109% increase
  3. Bend/Redmond, OR — 3.889% increase
  4. St. George, UT — 3.64% increase
  5. Coeur d’Alene, ID — 3.518% increase
  6. Bozeman, MT — 3.434% increase
  7. Midland, TX — 3.326% increase
  8. Austin/Round Rock, TX — 3.11% increase
  9. Greeley, CO — 2.959% increase
  10. Wilmington, NC — 2.802% increase

Surprisingly, Idaho cities make the list multiple times. Boise, Idaho’s capital city, saw a more than 4% increase in small business openings in 2018. This makes them the city with the highest rate of small business openings in the country. Coming in at the number five spot is Coeur d’Alene. It’s the largest city in North Idaho

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How Prom Dress Styles Have Evolved Over Time

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When you think of prom the first image that may pop into your head is a sea of colorful and extravagant dresses dancing the night away. The style of dresses you’re picturing, though, will depend entirely on the decade that you attended prom. Fashion trends are always evolving and that proves especially true when it comes to prom dress styles, as seen in this visual from popular fashion brand Lulus.

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It starts with the early 1900s Victorian Era and travels through current day trends on a fashion blast through the past of the most popular prom dress styles from every decade. Here you’ll find the free and fun flapper dresses of the 1920s to the long and flowing bohemian dresses of the 1970s. As you go through the timeline of dresses it’s interesting to note how popular movies or celebrities had an impact on a decade’s fashion trends. The popularity of “Gone With the Wild” in the 1940s brought back the Victorian-Era style dresses that had been popular forty years prior. Pop stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera influenced the prom dress styles that were popular in the 2000s. As the dress styles change from decade to decade, one thing about prom remains the same and that is the desire to get decked out in fancy attire and dance the night away with friends and  classmates. And to see who is crowned Prom King and Prom Queen, of course! What type of prom dress do you think will emerge as one of the most popular styles of the 2020s?

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Every Song Streamed More Than 1 Billion Times on Spotify, Visualized

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Today’s stunning visualization comes from Visual Capitalist in celebration of the Spotify’s Billions Club! They have created a captivating chart showcasing every song on Spotify that has reached over one billion streams. With over 300+ songs, that is a tremendous amount of information, but they have executed it beautifully. The color scheme is immaculate and it flows with a graceful chaos.

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I appreciate how they organized it by decade – this celebrates the legendary songs that have been able to transcend generations, such as Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, and “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire. “Dream” by Fleetwood Mac also earned a place in the Billion Club – I wonder if that was sparked in part by the viral phenomenon of Nathan Apodaca cruising on his skateboard with a bottle of Ocean Spray to the classic 70s tune? The newer songs that have reached one billion are impressive in their own right – they catapulted to cult status in record time! “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals, “Blinding Lights” by the Weekend, “Dynamite” by BTS and “As It Was” by Harry Styles are particular favorites of mine. In fact, “As It Was” is currently the only 2022 song in the Billions Club! I also enjoyed the “Fastest Growing Followings” section tucked into the bottom like a little Easter egg – as a proud member of Army, I’m thrilled to see Jungkook and BTS are among the top 5. What is your favorite song in the Billions Club? Sound off in the comments below!

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The Oldest Logos That Are Still in Use Today

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Logos are powerful – they convey the entire essence and history of a brand within a single image. It is truly incredible to imagine how a designer can shape the entire legacy of a brand with their creations! While some company logos undergo immense transformations with the changing times, some stay true to their roots, maintaining imagery that resonates for generations. At Chartistry, we love learning about the history of design and marketing, so we were thrilled to discover this chart by ImageRelay. It explores the oldest logos that still exist today, dating all the way back to 1366.

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It is fascinating to see how many of the logos underwent style changes but still maintained distinctive core elements – I love a brand that stays true to its story! So the oldest logo that still exists today belongs to Stella Artois, a Belgium beer company. It began as just the horn, but now sports an elegant banner. What is the horn on Stella Artois? The horn represents the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium, where Stella Artois traces its origins. In 1366, Stella Artois was a special brew given by the brewery as a holiday gift to the people of Leuven. The name “Stella”, which means “star” in Latin, pays homage to that special occasion. The name “Artois” honors the De Hoorn Bew Master Sebastian Artois. Learning about the history of logos can be so fun, especially when they have protected the very elements that have defined the brand from the beginning.

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