The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council has released an analysis of the climate in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia for small business. The Small Business Survival Index 2007 puts South Carolina in 8th place. The article cites, among other factors, "taxes, various regulatory costs, government spending, property rights, health care and energy costs." The top 10 are:

1          South Dakota                
2          Nevada                         
3          Wyoming                      
4          Washington                   
5          Florida                          
6          Michigan                       
7          Texas                           
8          South Carolina              
9          Virginia                        
10        Alabama     

Read the article here.