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Decide what criteria you want to use to evaluate your product (**these can change**)Add sub-criteria (these should be changed to be specific to your product type)Determine scoring. Note: highest possible score is 1 (can use increments like 0, .25, .5, .75 )Assign weight to criteria out of 100 (100 is most important, 0 is least)Assign weight to each subcriteria out of 100 (100 is most important, 0 is least)CaliforniaHawaiiRhode IslandVermontTexasFloridaIdahoLouisianaMaineNebraskaPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaDelawareTennesseeUtahAlabamaWashingtonAlaskaKansasOhioNew JerseyArkansasArizonaColoradoIowaIllinoisKentuckyMarylandMichiganMinnesotaMontanaNevadaNew HampshireNew MexicoNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaMassachusettsOregonSouth DakotaWest VirginiaWisconsinOklahomaConnecticutIndianaWyomingVirginiaMissouri
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CriteriaSub-Criteria (SCs)ScoreMaximum Weighted Sub-Criteria ScoreCalifornia (Score)California (Weighted)Hawaii (Score)Hawaii (Weighted)Rhode Island (Score)Rhode Island (Weighted)Vermont (Score)Vermont (Weighted)Texas (Score)Texas (Weighted)Florida (Score)Florida (Weighted)Idaho (Score)Idaho (Weighted)Louisiana (Score)Louisiana (Weighted)Maine (Score)Maine (Weighted)Nebraska (Score)Nebraska (Weighted)Pennsylvania (Score)Pennsylvania (Weighted)South Carolina (Score)South Carolina (Weighted)Delaware (Score)Delaware (Weighted)Tennessee (Score)Tennessee (Weighted)Utah (Score)Utah (Weighted)Alabama (Score)Alabama (Weighted)Washington (Score)Washington (Weighted)Alaska (Score)Alaska (Weighted)Kansas (Score)Kansas (Weighted)Ohio (Score)Ohio (Weighted)New Jersey (Score)New Jersey (Weighted)Arkansas (Score)Arkansas (Weighted)Arizona (Score)Arizona (Weighted)Colorado (Score)Colorado (Weighted)Iowa (Score)Iowa (Weighted)Illinois (Score)Illinois (Weighted)Kentucky (Score)Kentucky (Weighted)Maryland (Score)Maryland (Weighted)Michigan (Score)Michigan (Weighted)Minnesota (Score)Minnesota (Weighted)Montana (Score)Montana (Weighted)Nevada (Score)Nevada (Weighted)New Hampshire (Score)New Hampshire (Weighted)New Mexico (Score)New Mexico (Weighted)North Carolina (Score)North Carolina (Weighted)North Dakota (Score)North Dakota (Weighted)Massachusetts (Score)Massachusetts (Weighted)Oregon (Score)Oregon (Weighted)South Dakota (Score)South Dakota (Weighted)West Virginia (Score)West Virginia (Weighted)Wisconsin (Score)Wisconsin (Weighted)Oklahoma (Score)Oklahoma (Weighted)Connecticut (Score)Connecticut (Weighted)Indiana (Score)Indiana (Weighted)Wyoming (Score)Wyoming (Weighted)Virginia (Score)Virginia (Weighted)Missouri (Score)Missouri (Weighted)
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Affordability
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State Income Tax Rate (0% = 1, .01-6% = .75, 6.01-10% = .5, >10% = 0)40250.500.000.000.500.250.750.380.500.251.000.501.000.500.750.380.750.380.500.250.750.380.750.380.750.380.750.381.000.500.750.380.750.381.000.501.000.500.750.380.750.380.500.250.750.380.750.380.750.380.750.380.750.380.750.380.750.380.750.380.500.250.500.251.000.501.000.500.750.380.750.380.750.380.500.250.500.251.000.500.750.380.750.380.750.380.750.380.750.381.000.500.750.380.750.38
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Average Commercial Rent Rates ($10 - $18 = 1, $18.01 - $23 = .5, $23.01 - $26 = .25, >$26 = 0)
250.500.000.000.000.000.500.251.000.500.500.250.500.250.500.250.500.250.250.131.000.500.250.130.500.250.250.130.250.130.250.130.250.130.500.250.250.130.500.251.000.500.250.130.500.250.500.250.250.130.500.250.000.000.500.250.250.131.000.501.000.500.250.130.250.131.000.500.500.250.250.130.500.250.250.130.500.251.000.501.000.501.000.501.000.500.500.250.250.130.500.250.000.001.000.50
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Cost of Living (85-97 = 1; 97.01-103 = .75, 103.01 - 120 = .5, 120.01+ = 0)250.500.000.000.000.000.500.250.500.251.000.500.750.380.750.381.000.500.500.251.000.500.750.381.000.500.500.251.000.500.750.381.000.500.500.250.000.001.000.501.000.500.500.251.000.500.500.250.500.251.000.501.000.501.000.500.000.001.000.500.750.380.500.250.500.250.500.251.000.501.000.500.750.380.000.000.000.001.000.501.000.501.000.501.000.500.500.251.000.501.000.500.750.381.000.50
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State Business Tax Climate (rank 1-15 = 1, rank 16-25 = .75, 26 - 40 = .5, 41 - 50 = 0)
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Sub-Criteria Score1002.000 out of 50.000.63 out of 50.252.19 out of 50.882.5 out of 51.004.38 out of 51.754.06 out of 51.633.44 out of 51.383.44 out of 51.382.19 out of 50.884.06 out of 51.632.81 out of 51.133.44 out of 51.382.81 out of 51.134.06 out of 51.633.44 out of 51.383.13 out of 51.253.13 out of 51.252.81 out of 51.133.44 out of 51.384.06 out of 51.631.56 out of 50.633.44 out of 51.383.44 out of 51.382.5 out of 51.003.44 out of 51.382.81 out of 51.133.75 out of 51.501.25 out of 50.504.69 out of 51.882.81 out of 51.132.81 out of 51.133.44 out of 51.384.38 out of 51.753.75 out of 51.503.75 out of 51.503.44 out of 51.380.94 out of 50.381.88 out of 50.755 out of 52.004.38 out of 51.754.38 out of 51.754.38 out of 51.752.19 out of 50.883.75 out of 51.504.38 out of 51.752.81 out of 51.134.69 out of 51.88
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Tightness of Labor Market (>2-1.5 = 1, 1.49 - 1 = .75, .99 - .5 = .5, <.49 = 0)25500.630.750.470.750.470.750.470.500.310.750.470.500.310.500.310.500.310.750.470.500.310.750.470.500.310.750.470.500.310.500.310.500.310.750.470.750.470.500.310.750.470.750.470.750.470.750.470.500.310.500.310.750.470.750.470.750.470.750.470.500.310.500.311.000.630.500.310.750.470.750.470.500.310.500.310.750.470.500.310.750.470.750.470.500.311.000.630.500.310.500.310.500.310.500.31
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Minimum Wage ($7-$9 = 1, $9.01 - $11 = .75, $11.01 - $14 = .5, >$14.01 = 0)500.630.000.000.500.310.500.310.500.311.000.630.500.311.000.631.000.630.500.310.500.311.000.631.000.630.500.311.000.631.000.631.000.630.000.000.500.311.000.630.750.470.500.310.750.470.000.000.500.311.000.631.000.631.000.630.000.000.750.470.500.310.750.470.500.311.000.630.500.311.000.631.000.630.000.000.000.000.500.311.000.631.000.631.000.630.500.311.000.631.000.630.500.310.750.47
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Sub-Criteria Score1001.251.88 out of 50.473.13 out of 50.783.13 out of 50.782.5 out of 50.634.38 out of 51.092.5 out of 50.633.75 out of 50.943.75 out of 50.943.13 out of 50.782.5 out of 50.634.38 out of 51.093.75 out of 50.943.13 out of 50.783.75 out of 50.943.75 out of 50.943.75 out of 50.941.88 out of 50.473.13 out of 50.783.75 out of 50.943.75 out of 50.943.13 out of 50.783.75 out of 50.941.88 out of 50.472.5 out of 50.633.75 out of 50.944.38 out of 51.094.38 out of 51.091.88 out of 50.473.75 out of 50.942.5 out of 50.633.13 out of 50.783.75 out of 50.943.75 out of 50.943.13 out of 50.784.38 out of 51.093.75 out of 50.941.25 out of 50.311.88 out of 50.472.5 out of 50.634.38 out of 51.094.38 out of 51.093.75 out of 50.943.75 out of 50.943.75 out of 50.943.75 out of 50.942.5 out of 50.633.13 out of 50.78
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New Businesses Per Capita (0 = <0.01, .5 = .011 - .02, 1 = >0.021)35120.210.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.000.000.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.111.000.210.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.111.000.210.000.000.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.111.000.211.000.210.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.000.000.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.110.500.11
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Business Survival Rates (rank 1 - 15 = 1, rank 16-27 -= .75, rank 28-43 = .5, rank 43 - 50 = 0)
170.301.000.300.500.150.000.000.000.001.000.300.500.150.750.220.000.000.500.150.500.151.000.300.500.150.500.151.000.300.750.221.000.301.000.300.500.150.000.001.000.300.750.220.500.150.500.150.500.151.000.301.000.300.750.220.500.150.750.220.750.220.500.151.000.300.000.000.000.001.000.300.500.151.000.300.750.220.750.221.000.300.500.150.750.220.750.221.000.300.000.000.750.220.000.00
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Purchasing Power (+18%-10% = 1, +9.99% - 2% = .75, +1.99% - -3% = .5, -3.01% - -7% = .25, >-7.01% = 0)
100.180.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.750.130.500.090.500.090.750.130.000.000.750.130.500.090.750.130.250.041.000.180.500.091.000.180.000.000.000.001.000.180.750.130.000.001.000.180.250.040.250.041.000.180.750.130.750.130.000.000.750.130.750.130.250.040.250.040.000.000.750.130.750.130.750.130.000.000.000.000.750.131.000.180.750.131.000.180.000.001.000.180.750.130.500.091.000.18
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Per Capita Business Loans (0 = <$100, .5 = $101 - $130, 1 = >$131120.211.000.210.000.000.000.000.000.000.500.110.500.111.000.210.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.210.500.110.500.110.500.110.000.000.000.000.500.110.000.000.500.111.000.210.000.000.500.110.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.210.000.001.000.210.500.110.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.500.110.500.110.000.000.500.110.000.000.500.110.000.000.500.110.000.000.000.00
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Crime (0 = >$330, .5 = $329 - $300, 1 = <$299)170.211.000.210.000.001.000.210.000.001.000.210.750.161.000.211.000.210.500.110.000.001.000.211.000.210.500.110.500.111.000.210.500.110.000.000.001.000.211.000.210.500.110.000.001.000.211.000.210.500.110.500.111.000.211.000.211.000.211.000.210.000.000.000.000.000.000.500.111.000.210.000.001.000.211.000.210.000.000.500.110.500.111.000.210.500.111.000.210.000.001.000.210.000.00
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3 Year GDP Growth (0 = < .36, .5 = .37 - .42, 1 = > .43150.190.500.090.000.000.000.000.500.091.000.191.000.191.000.190.500.091.000.191.000.190.000.000.500.090.000.001.000.191.000.190.500.090.001.000.190.500.090.500.090.500.090.000.001.000.190.500.090.500.090.000.000.500.090.000.500.090.000.001.000.191.000.190.500.090.500.090.500.091.000.190.000.000.000.000.500.091.000.190.000.001.000.190.000.001.000.191.000.190.000.000.500.09
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Per Capita Personal Expenditures ($90k-$75k = 1, $74k-$55k = .75, $54k - $45k = .5, <$44k = 0)
170.300.750.220.500.150.000.000.500.150.500.150.750.220.000.000.500.150.750.220.500.150.500.150.500.150.500.150.500.150.750.220.000.000.000.000.750.220.500.150.500.150.750.220.000.000.500.150.750.220.500.150.500.150.000.000.500.150.500.150.500.150.500.150.500.150.750.220.000.000.500.150.500.150.750.220.500.150.500.150.500.150.500.150.000.000.750.220.500.150.500.150.750.220.500.15
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Sub-Criteria Score1001.753.26 out of 51.141.15 out of 50.400.91 out of 50.320.99 out of 50.353.39 out of 51.192.9 out of 51.022.93 out of 51.031.98 out of 50.691.9 out of 50.672.06 out of 50.722.43 out of 50.852.4 out of 50.841.58 out of 50.552.91 out of 51.023.87 out of 51.352.52 out of 50.881.45 out of 50.512.2 out of 50.772.1 out of 50.742.83 out of 50.992.45 out of 50.861.23 out of 50.432.72 out of 50.953.26 out of 51.142.35 out of 50.822.55 out of 50.892.19 out of 50.771.76 out of 50.622.61 out of 50.912.94 out of 51.032.11 out of 50.743.14 out of 51.101.51 out of 50.531.25 out of 50.442.83 out of 50.992.06 out of 50.722.39 out of 50.842.27 out of 50.792.31 out of 50.812.61 out of 50.922.13 out of 50.752.58 out of 50.902.18 out of 50.763.22 out of 51.131.94 out of 50.682.43 out of 50.851.49 out of 50.52
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Total Score1005.001.611.431.971.974.033.273.343.002.322.973.073.152.463.583.673.072.232.683.053.552.262.742.802.773.133.113.361.583.732.782.653.413.212.723.583.031.532.013.433.763.593.592.583.563.372.603.18
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