Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2016
Abstract
Given the volatile economic climate faced in the United States and globally since 2015, there is a desire by politicians in 2016 to increase state economic and business growth. As small businesses are the main driver of business growth in state economies, focus is placed upon the policy environment of a state to encourage state level growth in entrepreneurial activities aimed at small business creation and survival.
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council an advocacy and research organization dedicated to protecting small business and promoting entrepreneurship has annually prepared a “Small Business Policy Index” that ranks states according to some of the major government-imposed or government-related costs affecting investment, entrepreneurship and business.
This study presents updated results to 2016 from an original 2013 analysis of the rankings of states on the Small Business Policy Index (SBPI) from 2000 to 2016 that focuses upon three categories of states: overall ranking gainer states, those states that are stable in ranking, and overall ranking decliner states, the percentage in each category, and conclusions. The paper also includes a rank correlation analysis of periods of time to measure the extent of traction and mobility in the SBPI state rankings. As states vary by governor length of years in their governor term and also by term limits or not on governor terms allowed there is an analysis of impact of governor years of term on changes in SBPI ranking and an analysis of impact of governor term limits on changes in SBPI ranking.
Recommended Citation
Shukla, P., & Shukla, M. (2016). Small business policy index traction and movement in rankings of states update: 2000 to 2016. International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER), 15(5), 259-264. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v15i5.9783
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Comments
This article was originally published in International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER), volume 15, issue 5, in 2016. DOI: 10.19030/iber.v15i5.9783