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Ranked: America’s Best States to Do Business In
The United States often ranks as one of the best countries to start a business in, but the ease with which one can do business varies state by state. There are many considerations that factor into starting a business like the available workforce, the condition of local infrastructure, access to investors, a culture that’s open to business, and so on.
This map ranks America’s best states to do business in based on a study from CNBC which measured 88 factors across 10 broad categories.
Methodology
Here is a further breakdown of the weight given to each of the 10 categories:
The Most Business Friendly States
North Carolina—coming in first place in the ranking—attracts an extremely talented and innovative workforce, largely thanks to the state’s investment in its Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP).
| Overall Rank | State |
|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina |
| #2 | Washington |
| #3 | Virginia |
| #4 | Colorado |
| #5 | Texas |
| #6 | Tennessee |
| #7 | Nebraska |
| #8 | Utah |
| #9 | Minnesota |
| #10 | Georgia |
| #11 | Florida |
| #12 | Iowa |
| #13 | North Dakota |
| #14 | Indiana |
| #15 | (Read more...) |
