small business disaster

[BuffaloRepublic]

To come up with a hybrid ranking that takes into account both regulatory environment and entrepreneurial activity, I simply added the rankings assigned by the Small Business Survival Committee and Cognetics for each state. The lower the score, the higher the composite ranking.The top 10 and bottom 10 Using that computation, here's the top 10:


1. Nevada



2. Florida



3. Texas



4. Alabama



5. (tie) Virginia, Arizona



7. Tennessee



8. Colorado



9. South Carolina



10. Georgia



Close behind: New Hampshire, Delaware, Maryland, Utah



And the bottom 10:


50. Iowa



49. Maine



48. New Mexico



47. New York



46. Montana



45. North Dakota



44. Nebraska



43. Vermont



42. (tie) West Virginia, Rhode Island, Hawaii



On the bubble: Minnesota

[Unregistered]

Has anyone ever put togeather (HINT :)) THe average pay for govement employees compared to other states? Including what is an employee versus just a patronage position?