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CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Ranking California
12-08-09
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) released its
14th annual rankings of the states according to their public policy climates
for small business and entrepreneurship in the “Small Business Survival
Index 2009: Ranking the Policy Environment for Entrepreneurship Across
the Nation.”
SBE Council chief economist Raymond J. Keating, author of the study, said:
“It’s hard to find any good news at the national level for entrepreneurs,
small business and their employees. The U.S. economy slipped into a recession
in December 2007, with matters getting far worse late last year. Congress and
the White House have not offered positive solutions to help the job-creating
sector. In fact, most of their actions will hurt, not help, small businesses.
The 2009 Index has been expanded to cover 36 major government-imposed or
government-related costs affecting small businesses and entrepreneurs. The
measures are added together for an overall rating.
California ranks 49th in between #48 New York and #50 New Jersey.
South Dakota and Nevada are ranked #1 and #2. This east coast think tank
needs to get out and see the countryside if they think that these two states
are hot bed for entrepreneurial activity. Apparently, the Council doesn’t
recognize that Nevada’s biggest entrepreneurial activity is to come to
California to get entrepreneurs.
To see the report, go to http://sbecouncil.org/survivalindex2009
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