The reason why I enjoy doing business in Burlington is simple: the people.

There’s an amazing amount of human capital in our small city. Knowledge workers abound; we have entrepreneurs, academics,  free thinkers, and everyone in between. It is these people, with their diverse cultural and experiential backgrounds, that make Burlington an exciting place to do business.

But of course, having great people exist in the same city as you is useless if you can’t access them. This leads me to my second reason doing business here is great: accessibility. Sure, Los Angeles or New York has it’s movers and shakers, but unless you’re extremely lucky or extremely well-heeled, you won’t ever see them. There are just too many people in larger cities and not enough time.

Burlington, in contrast, has a very open, intimate business community. It’s easy to mingle with the intelligensia at the many local events, like Web Analytics Wednesday, Burlington Social Media Breakfast, Vermont Businesses For Social Responsibility or a tweetup. Similarly, as a lifestyle-oriented city, you’re equally liable to run into other knowledge workers on Church Street, the bike path, or one of the many local ski mountains.

The people of Burlington have made doing business in this city an exceptional experience for me and I look forward to using my own knowledge and enthusiasm to contribute to the city’s continued success.

This was an entry produced for Thoughtfaucet.com’s contest, Why you like doing business in Vermont.