The Beaver State is one of the hottest states for opening a new franchise, with the tenth best survival rate in the U.S.

Oregon offers plenty of incentives to support their entrepreneur community, including giving preference to small businesses in government contracting. This is part of OregonÕs Emerging Small Business certification program, which helps businesses get municipal and city contracts. To help make things even more attractive, the state does not have general sales and use tax, inventory tax, franchise tax on capital stock or business net worth, receipt or revenue tax, which makes them one of the more appealing business tax climates in the country. Oregon is also home to a quality workforce, as almost half the adult population has a bachelorÕs degree or higher. The stateÕs growing population is a great source for customers and clients as well, which is something all businesses look for.