I don't trust measures of "small business friendliness", because more often than not, how "business friendly" a state is really is a measure of how willing they

I don't trust measures of "small business friendliness", because more often than not, how "business friendly" a state is really is a measure of how willing they are to gut consumer protection and employee protection laws. Having grown up in South Dakota, I can assure you this is the case there.