State evidence
Population level and change, role-specific wage medians and percentiles, comparison with national wage medians and an official state agency directory link.
Populated reference profiles.
Visible research limits.
All requested business-state combinations are present. Each contains state observations, a defined format, worked calculations, an interactive scenario, sources and local validation steps.
| Content layer | Available | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Business-state profiles | 250 | 5 businesses × 50 states; all populated |
| Business hubs | 5 | One full state directory per business |
| State hubs | 50 | All available businesses per state |
| Navigation categories | 16 | 4 with developed business profiles; 12 inventory-only |
| Original idea inventory | 137 | 5 developed businesses; 132 catalog-only entries |
| Selected state wage rows | 400 | 8 occupations × 50 states; any suppressed row and proxy are explicitly identified |
| Population observations | 100 | 2024 and 2025 estimates for each state |
| Earlier city research cases | 3 | Partial case research for Austin and Orlando |
| New editorial guides | 3 | Complete authored planning guides |
| Standalone calculators | 5 | Existing synthetic examples; state pages have separate calculators |
| Original design archive | 32 examples / 27 families | Preserved for design review, with synthetic financial fixtures |
What every business-state profile includes.
Working scenario
Format, capacity, paid roster, opening payments, operating month, opening-year cash and profit, break-even, a 60-month reserve and payback calculation.
Next research steps
Business-specific demand questions, premises and setup validation, unresolved evidence, commercial disclosure and related business/state links.
What is still unverified.
Local lease and build-out quotes, observed demand, realized selling prices, local payroll obligations, permit applicability and cost, commercial collection terms and insurance quotes are not completed across the current profiles. Those inputs remain explicit reference assumptions or research tasks.
There are no calibrated business or state rankings. The site provides public reference profiles with explicit evidence and scenario limits. A populated page does not imply that its business is viable at any specific address.
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State cost-and-revenue research readiness.
250 benchmark profiles are available. 0 complete state cost-and-revenue studies have passed the approved method. Every profile now has a separate research-status record; generating a page does not approve its inputs.
Wage and population observations remain useful results. Commercial opening costs, operating costs and revenue need their own local evidence before these profiles can be promoted. The reference calculators remain explicitly labeled working scenarios.
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Financial information disclaimer
Published research and calculations support business planning and education. They are not personalized financial, investment, tax or legal advice, and they do not guarantee costs, revenue, profit or financing. Estimates depend on the stated format, location, source periods and assumptions. Check the requirements and commitments that apply to your circumstances.