Is Your State Welcoming Businesses?

September 1, 2015 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

The Tax Foundation’s great research shows businesses the best places in the country for setting up shop. A state with a failing grade should be a warning to local politicians that they’re doing something wrong when it comes to stimulating the job creators and entrepreneurs.

First take a look at The Tax Foundation’s 2015 State Business Tax Climate map. Is your state failing or succeeding in creating a welcoming climate for business?

Now spend some time leafing through The Tax Foundation’s Location Matters report. You’ll see differences in the treatment of new and mature businesses, R&D focused enterprises, retail shops and more. No one state has it all, so if you’re planning to start a new business, or relocate an existing company, take note. Don’t make a decision without doing your research. Read Location Matters today.

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E.J. Smith is the Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention. E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zilldjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@youngresearch.com. Sign up here to receive all the best content from Richardcyoung.com each week.