Top Tens for Entrepreneurial Advisors FB Fan Page

Yesterday the Entrepreneurial Advisors' fan page on Facebook reached the 500 fan level(actually it is at 505 fans). I thought it would be interesting to analyze the make-up of the fans for both Entrepreneurial Advisors, Inc and the fans themselves. Here are some "Top Tens" and the percent and/or number of total fans each represents:

Profession

1. Entrepreneur 177 35%
2. Economic Development Profesional 90 18%
3. Business Consultant or Coach 65 11%
4. Students 20 4%
5. Entrepreneurial Center Staff 18 4%
6. Marketing Firm Staff 9 2%
7. Venture and Angel Investors 7 1%
7. Association Staff 7 1%
9. Faculty 6 1%
10.Attorneys 5 1%

* Not Available or Other 101 20%

Cities

1. Des Moines, IA 146 29%
2. Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA 36 7%
3. Peoria, IL 32 6%
4. Chicago, IL 16 3%
5. Ames, IA 9 2%
5. Los Angeles, CA 9 2%
7. Cedar Rapids, IA 8 2%
8. Fairfield, IA 7 1%
9. Iowa City, IA 6 1%
10.Mason City, IA 6 1%

Honorable Mentions: Ft. Dodge, IA 5; Denver,CO, 4; Indianapolis,IN, 4; Austin, TX, 4; Champaign, IL, 4; Quad Cities, IA/IL 4.

States (35 states are represented by fans)

1. Iowa 288 57%
2. Illinois 63 13%
3. California 16 3%
4. Nebraska 14 3%
5. Texas 8 2%
6. Colorado 5 1%
6. Indiana 5 1%
6. Minnesota 5 1%
6. Ohio 5 1%
10.Missouri 4 1%
10.Pennsylvania 4 1%

Foriegn Nations

1. Canada 3
1. United Kingdom 3
1. Jamaica 3
4. Australia 1
4. Japan 1
4. Indonesia 1
4. Nepal 1
4. New Zealand 1
4. South Africa 1

Just for fun these are the most popular names of our fans:

Men - James (Jim), Michael (Mike), Steve (Stephen/Steven), David (Dave).
Women - Lori (Lorie), Mary, Deb (Debi,Debbie), Amy.

The large number in Iowa is to be expected given that Entrepreneurial Advisors, Inc is located in Des Moines, Iowa. Similarly, the founder of Entrepreneurial Advisors spent 2004-2009 as a partner in an Illinois venture capital firm and the numbers represented for Illinois reflect that.
Given the strong Midwest influence on Entrepreneurial Advisors, it is not surprising that nine of the top ten cities are in Illinois and Iowa and that three of the top five states are in the Midwest. It is heartening that places like California, Texas, Colorado and Pennsylvania are so well represented.

I hope this has been entertaining if not informative. It was fun to put together. Thanks to all of you for your continued support. Let me know if you have any other data about our fans that you would like to see.