Survey findings and summary
After a two-month survey of over 6,000 small business owners nationwide, Thumbtack.com has released new data showing that San Francisco received low marks in multiple categories, including an 'F' for the business friendliness of its regulatory regime and a D+ for the ease of starting a business in the city. However, San Francisco ranked several spots above the Californian cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento.
Some of the key findings for San Francisco include:
- San Francisco's highest grades were the C's the city recieved for its well-publicized networking and training programs.
- California's stand-out regions were the Bay Area and the Central Coast. Small businesses ranked the Bay Area as the most supportive region in the state of small business, and the Central Coast ranked the least costly for hiring a new employee. The state's worst regions for doing business were San Diego and the Central Valley. Of all of California's regions, San Diego businesses were the least optimistic about their economic future - and the Central Valley ranked worst for both support of small business and cost of hiring a new employee.
