https://madison.com/business/tom-still-survival-rate-for-young-firms-high-in-wisconsin/article_27803240-0557-5485-b76f-b9b68a3df9a0.html

The mythology that Wisconsin is somehow not a good place to start and grow a business took another hit the other day from someone who digests and understands the data, the chief economist for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. His insights deserve the attention of young companies here and elsewhere.

John Koskinen, who has advised a bipartisan collection of governors and legislators for decades, described some of the metrics defining Wisconsin’s startup economy during a recent meeting of the Wisconsin Technology Council’s board of directors.