The availability of trained technical and scientific workers, pro-business government and low costs of doing business are among the most important factors affecting company operations, according to North Carolina life science executives participating in a survey of Emerging Companies conducted by NCBIO.
The report (PDF) shows that companies are very satisfied with the state’s technical and scientific labor pool, and generally satisfied with the state’s cost structure and government’s approach to business.
However, executives had concerns with respect to other important factors affecting their business, including the availability of venture and other forms of capital.
The survey was conducted in September and October of 2006 by the NCBIO Emerging Companies Steering Committee to gage the companies’ views of the North Carolina business climate and to determine policy issues NCBIO should address during the 2007 General Assembly session. Forty-six companies responded to the survey.