{"id":8313,"date":"2012-05-10T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/new-hampshire\/?p=8313"},"modified":"2012-05-10T14:16:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T18:16:00","slug":"survey-says-not-all-nh-counties-equally-small-business-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/new-hampshire\/2012\/05\/10\/survey-says-not-all-nh-counties-equally-small-business-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Says Not All NH Counties Equally Small Business-Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new survey finds that perceptions of NH's small business-friendliness vary widely by region<\/p><\/div>\n

If you’re looking for some of the happiest small business owners in the state, the Monadnock Region<\/a> would be a good place to start.<\/p>\n

Recently, we looked at how the Granite State stacks-up to the rest of the country<\/a> in terms of its small business<\/a> environment.\u00a0 A survey<\/a> of about 6,000 business owners released by the Kaufman Foundation<\/a> and online hiring service Thumbtack.com<\/a> finds that overall, New Hampshire does very well.\u00a0 Respondents rate it well above the rest of the Northeast, and even much of the country:<\/p>\n

“New Hampshire soared above its rivals in two categories where it excelled – the state achieved an A grade for being the #5 easiest state nationwide for starting a small business and for being the #8 friendliest state in the country towards small businesses.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the survey also finds that not all counties are created equal.<\/p>\n

According to the small business owners who responded, Cheshire and Hillsborough counties were by far the friendliest.\u00a0 The comments highlighted on the survey’s interactive map support that point.\u00a0 Here’s a sampling from Hillsborough County:<\/p>\n

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