Arizona ranks #1 in a recent national survey of small-business owners when asked to assess how good business conditions were. The May, 2005 data was released in the latest quarterly report by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
Small-business owners, when asked to assess how good business conditions were, rated Arizona first in net-percent-improving category, first in net-percent saying sales were good and first in net-percent claiming profits were good.
The survey's first question asks small-business owners to rank how supportive their state's business environment is, including government, banks, media and community groups. Here, Arizona came in fifth among the largest state economies, in front of Texas and well ahead of California.
Said Michelle Bolton, Arizona NFIB director:
"It's no surprise at all that we're performing better than such states as California, but part of the reason is that we've naturally had a pretty darn good business climate overall, a climate which is conducive to creating stable conditions."
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