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Photo: monkeybusinessimages/iStock The pandemic may have slowed down a lot of things, but it hasn’t slowed down entrepreneurs. A LinkedIn News report says COVID-19 kicked off “an entrepreneurial renaissance” for everything from big cities to smaller towns, across a long list industries. One notable trend: Women-founded companies grew the most by gender. LinkedIn News’ State of Entrepreneurship report looked at the growth of companies founded between the July 2018 to July 2019 (pre-pandemic) and the July 2020 to July 2021 (mid-pandemic) periods. Dallas-Fort Worth makes the Top 5  Dallas-Fort Worth came in No. 5 on the list of fastest-growing cities for entrepreneurs, showing 40 percent growth. The fastest-growing sectors among new Dallas-Fort Worth companies were in manufacturing, design, and finance.  Greater Orlando topped the list with 46 percent growth, followed by Miami-Fort Lauderdale (45 percent), Greater Tampa Bay (43 percent) and Greater Houston (41 percent). Dallas-Fort Worth among the top 3 in entertainment company growth One other area where Dallas-Fort Worth really shines: New companies focused on the entertainment industry. LinkedIn’s report highlighted Greater Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Miami-Fort Lauderdale as being the top 3 growth cities in this area. Overall, entertainment companies showed 31 percent growth in the report. …