Comments on: Top 10 States for Women-Owned Small Businesses https://www.womenonbusiness.com/top-10-states-for-women-owned-small-businesses/ Business Women Expertise, Tips, Advice and More to Build Winning Careers and Brands Thu, 17 Sep 2015 22:39:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Susan Gunelius https://www.womenonbusiness.com/top-10-states-for-women-owned-small-businesses/#comment-30641 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 22:39:13 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=54414#comment-30641 In reply to Vilma Betancourt-O’Day.

Vilma, Thank you so much for sharing your experiences in South Carolina. I agree that these survey results only tell one side of the story. What’s happening in South Carolina to WBEs based on what you shared is horrible, and more people need to know about it! Kudos to you for speaking directly to Governor Haley about the problem. I’m sorry you’re not seeing the right changes happening though. Don’t give up!

]]> By: Vilma Betancourt-O'Day https://www.womenonbusiness.com/top-10-states-for-women-owned-small-businesses/#comment-30639 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:09:48 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=54414#comment-30639 I live in South Carolina but am very active in the North Carolina business environment as well. There is no way that South Carolina could possibly be ranked higher than North Carolina. South Carolina Governor Haley is well aware of the fact that the current State W/MSBE Certification laws/regulations are not in compliance with the Federal laws the statutes reference and it is hurting women & minority owned businesses. She knows this because I specifically told her about it when she was boasting that WBEs in South Carolina were #6 in the US. She failed to mention that the same report that ranked us #6 for STARTING small businesses confirmed that we’ve had 0% growth in employment and other pertinent financial matters. This is a survey of business owners, not real numbers and real data and it’s very misleading. In South Carolina small businesses are being crushed by some of the tax regulations that no one, but the NFIB, talks about. Governor Haley has focused 100% on bringing large corporations to South Carolina while completely ignoring the needs of micro and small businesses.

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