Oct. 28, 2004: Index Ranks States According To Small Business Policies
WASHINGTON - The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (SBEC) (formerly the Small Business Survival Committee) has released its rankings of the states according to their public policy climates for small business in its "Small Business Survival Index 2004."
According to SBEC chief economist Raymond J. Keating, author of the study, "What the Small Business Survival Index seeks to expose is whether state and local governments turn out to be a plus or a minus when it comes to entrepreneurial decision-making. Specifically, just how weighty are the costs that elected officials impose on entrepreneurs, small businesses, and their employees state by state?"