How Illinois Small Businesses Perceive The States Overall "Friendliness"
From Reboot Illinois
In Illinois, the State Government is failing to give small business any good vibes.
Small businesses are categorized by having fewer than 500 employees and comprise 99.7 percent of U.S. employer firms, according to the Small Business Administration.
The “Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey,” in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, asked more than 12,000 small business owners across the country a range of questions to determine “the perception of friendliness” in each state, noted the Chicago Tribune.
Responses from 441 Illinois respondents were used to gauge the state’s letter grade; the results paint a grim picture for Illinois small businesses and the climate they must work in.
Illinois earned an F for overall friendliness–worse than 2013?s rank of D–though this time last year the unemployment rate was hovering above 9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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From Reboot Illinois
In Illinois, the State Government is failing to give small business any good vibes.
Small businesses are categorized by having fewer than 500 employees and comprise 99.7 percent of U.S. employer firms, according to the Small Business Administration.
The “Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey,” in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, asked more than 12,000 small business owners across the country a range of questions to determine “the perception of friendliness” in each state, noted the Chicago Tribune.
Responses from 441 Illinois respondents were used to gauge the state’s letter grade; the results paint a grim picture for Illinois small businesses and the climate they must work in.
Illinois earned an F for overall friendliness–worse than 2013?s rank of D–though this time last year the unemployment rate was hovering above 9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read more in our daily News Update...