Survey says — NC is NOT as business friendly as Walter & Bev claim
Thumbtack.com — a nonpartisan website devoted to helping people find quality service providers — has conducted a nationwide survey on the national business climate. The survey – -performed in conjunction with The Kauffman Foundation — takes a state-by-state look at the level of business-friendliness toward small businesses.
Let’s look at what the survey found for North Carolina:
- C+ Overall friendliness
- C Ease of starting a business
- A- Hiring costs
- C- Regulations
- C Health & safety
- D Employment, labor & hiring
- D+ Tax code
- C- Licensing
- C+ Environmental
- C+ Zoning
- D Training programs
- C+ Networking programs
- 28th Current economic health
- 22nd Optimism about future
- 26th Growth rate last year
The survey ranks Metro Charlotte as having the most friendly climate for small business. It ranks Eastern North Carolina as having the least business friendly climate.
Just for laughs, let’s look at South Carolina:
- B+ Overall friendliness
- A- Ease of starting a business
- A+ Hiring costs
- A Regulations
- A+ Health & safety
- A Employment, labor & hiring
- B Tax code
- B+ Licensing
- A+ Environmental
- A- Zoning
- C+ Training programs
- C+ Networking programs
- 8th Current economic health
- 31st Optimism about future
- 20th Growth rate last year
Wow. No wonder we keep losing so much business to the folks south of the border.
Pssst. Hey, Bev. Here’s Mississippi’s ratings:
- C+ Overall friendliness
- C- Ease of starting a business
- A+ Hiring costs
- B+ Regulations
- B Health & safety
- B- Employment, labor & hiring
- A Tax code
- B+ Licensing
- B+ Environmental
- B+ Zoning
- F Training programs
- F Networking programs
- 26th Current economic health
- 36th Optimism about future
- 37th Growth rate last year
Gosh, Auntie Bev and Uncle Walter — Mississippi ranks two spots better than North Carolina on “current economic health”. (Maybe we DO want to be like Mississippi, after all.)
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