From Deseret News archives:
Utah ranks 30th on policies that help small businesses
Utah is 30th in the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council's "Small Business Survival Index 2005."
The index analyzes 26 government-imposed or government-related costs affecting small businesses and entrepreneurs, including an assortment of taxes and measures that reflect various regulatory costs. The report is available at www.sbecouncil.org.
The most entrepreneur-friendly states are South Dakota, Nevada, Wyoming, Washington and Michigan. The areas with the most anti-entrepreneur policy environments are the District of Columbia, California, Maine, Rhode Island and Minnesota.
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