Small Business Survival - entreprenurial environment by state

The SBE (Small Business and Entrepreneurship) Council recently published the 13th annual Small Business Survival Index 2008: Ranking the Policy Environment for Entrepreneurship Across the Nation. The analysis looks at the entrepreneurial environment by state, ranking states on 34 factors such as personal income tax rates, property taxes, sales taxes, worker's compensation costs, crime rate, etc. South Dakota ranks as the friendliest policy environment for entrepreneurship; Washington, DC ranks as the least friendly. Florida ranks as very friendly for entrepreneurs at number four overall. The 44-page publication includes appendices with rankings and scores on each of the separate criteria.