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Posted on 06/11/2014 10:31:13 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The happiest small-business owners are all in the Midwest and South, according to a new survey.
Online job marketplace Thumbtack and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation surveyed more than 12,000 small-business owners across 38 states in the U.S. on topics concerning how easy it is to start and grow a small business in their state.
"Thousands of small-business owners across the country told us that the keys to a pro-growth environment are ease of compliance with tax and regulatory systems and helpful training programs," says Jon Lieber, Thumbtack's chief economist.
Participants determined that the most important regulatory issue in determining their state's friendliness to small businesses was how easy it was to become licensed. Tax rates proved to be less of a concern than regulatory compliance for small-business owners, with two-thirds of those surveyed saying they paid neither too little nor too much.
Here are the 10 states that are friendliest to small businesses, according to the poll:
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
The only reason Wyoming or the Dakotas did not make the list is inconvenient location.
Surprised FL isn’t on that list.
Actually, it looks like 11 states we not even included in the survey: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming.
Where are the Northeastern and West Coast states?
Those are the states that businesses are moving from.
Make that 12 exclusions: Delaware also.
I am a small business owner in Utah. It rocks!
Idaho! Maybe I’ll move there—it’s only 26 miles away.
Can you give us more specifics as to why you think so?
To not mention Alaska should require an Atomic Wedgie..
a poke to the eyes, and a pie to the face..
LOL! Not if you live there!
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Thanks for the ping.
Yo!!
NY would be at the top for one of the WORST states to own a business in.
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