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As the economy shakes off the last vestiges of the Great Recession and kicks into higher gear, many solution providers are thinking about growth. While companies have a lot of control over their growth through their strategy, product mix, financing and other factors, the location where a solution provider does business can have a significant impact on how fast -- or slowly -- a solution provider grows.

CRN has analyzed data on all 50 states on worker education and experience, labor and business costs, taxes and regulations, growth and innovation potential, business opportunities and other criteria to identify the states with the best and worst environments for solution provider growth.

Here are the 10 states that have the most to offer when it comes to boosting a solution provider's growth prospects, starting with No. 10 and wrapping up with the best state for growth.