Georgia Awarded A+ for Small Business Friendliness

A Website designed to promote small businesses has given small businesses in Georgia an A+ for overall friendliness to customers.

Governor Brian Kemp said Tuesday that out of the 49 states surveyed, Georgia ranked fourth in friendliness in Thumbtack’s 2019 Small Business Friendliness Survey,

In making the announcement, Governor Kemp said small businesses are the backbone of Georgia’s economy, comprising over 99% of all businesses in the state.

“Building on our success as the top state for business, I am proud to see Georgia receive top marks for our small business climate,” said Governor Kemp. “This A+ ranking confirms what entrepreneurs across the nation and around the world know: Georgia is a great place to live, work, and do business.”

He said the A+ ranking confirms what entrepreneurs across the nation and around the world know: namely, that Georgia is a great place to live, work, and do business.

Thumbtack also assigned several policy-specific grades to evaluate how easy state governments make it to start, operate, and grow a small business.

Georgia also received an A+ from Thumbtack for ease of starting a new business, employment, labor and hiring practices, licensing, tax code, and regulations.

Between May 8, 2019 and July 1, 2019, Thumbtack surveyed more than 5,000 small business owners from across the U.S. operating across hundreds of categories including electricians, music teachers, wedding planners, and wellness professionals.

The survey asked these entrepreneurs about the policies of their states and cities toward small business, as well as the overall level of support in their community.

With more than 5,000 small business owners surveyed, it is the largest continuous study of small business perceptions of local government policy in the United States.

Georgia was previously ranked sixth in the 2018 Thumbtack Survey.