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 the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area was ranked highly by small businesses across several categories, including its tax code and zoning and environmental regulations. However, the area wasn't perfect, earning a 'D' from small business owners for its training programs.
Some of the key findings for Dallas-Fort Worth include:
- Dallas-Fort Worth was ranked the second-easiest city nationwide in which to start a business.
- North Texas is the state's stand-out region, receiving #1 rankings for 6 of the 17 categories rated by small businesses. In contrast, East Texas fails along multiple dimensions, receiving the lowest ranking for a variety of categories - the region is the state's most difficult for starting a new business and has the state's second-least healthy small businesses. Small businesses rated South Texas as being the state's #1 most-costly region for hiring a new employee, but also as having the state's healthiest businesses economically.
