Each day legislators around the country and in the United States Capitol, draft, consider, and pass new laws which impact your business. New programs are created and old programs retired. You can be the sharpest wizard in your field, but if you don't keep up with these changes you can rapidly fall behind the competitor who not only keeps up, but keeps ahead. Using the resources in this chapter will not substitute for good counsel and a strong local network such as a chamber of commerce, but can augment and enhance those channels for you.
Business often faces the challenge of expansion, or relocation as well.
It would be prohibitively expensive to visit each potential location in person, yet the difference between the right choice and the wrong choice can be the difference between success and failure. Using the state resources published here you can, in many cases, get enough information to narrow your search down to a few locations, whether across the country or across town, allowing you to concentrate your resources where they have the best chance to bear fruit. Finally you may find a program or service available in another state which could benefit you in yours. If this happens, take that information to your legislators and let them go to work. It is in the interest of every state to promote and maintain a strong business environment.