The following states are the most supportive of firms on Main Street, according to business owners who responded to a new poll from the Kauffman Foundation and Thumbtack.com.
Nevada (A-)The state's highest rated attribute: Ease of hiring (Pictured: Engineering Supervisor, Aaron Muehlberg, in front of a new water turbine at the Hoover Dam on the border of Nevada and Arizona)Jonathan Gibby/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST