The Best States To Start A Solution Provider Business: Video

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For the second year, CRN has collected and analyzed a slew of business statistics from all 50 states to provide some guidance about which are the best states -- and the not-so-good states to start and grow a solution provider company.

With the economy finally showing some real signs of growth and the IT industry undergoing some major shifts like the move to cloud computing, some people who today work for IT vendors or established solution providers might be thinking of striking out on their own and starting a solution provider business.

But the conditions for starting a business differ widely across different parts of the country in terms of business opportunities and potential customers, the availability of educated, experienced workers, labor costs and other expenses, taxes and regulations, and so on.

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CRN developed an overall ranking of the 50 states considering all these data points, and ranked the best and worst states for specific criteria such as the availability of experienced workers and business opportunities.

Generally, the states that came out on top offered a balance of solid business opportunities and a good pool of experienced workers combined with manageable costs and a lower tax burden.

Many states may have a lot of educated workers or may be fast-growing and provide a lot of potential business opportunities. But they are often expensive places to do business. Conversely, others may have low costs, but may be more limited in business opportunities or be more challenging places to find and hire experienced workers.

One surprising finding compared to 2013’s list was the rise of the Great Plains states, where growth is off the charts thanks to the current oil boom.

The complete list of best and worst states is available on CRN.com and the CRN tablet app.

PUBLISHED SEPT. 17, 2014