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#23. Wisconsin | <p>Total small businesses: 456,884 (99.4% of businesses) | Small business rate: 10,029 per 100k residents 18+ (#49 highest among all states) | Total small business employees: 1.3 million (#15 highest among all states) | Small business share of total employment: 49.5% (#21 highest among all states) | Self employed minorities: 26,623 (#32 among all states)</p> | 

<p>Wisconsin officials recently created a <a href=https://www.wisbusiness.com/2020/nfib-five-legislative-principles-help-ensure-wisconsin-small-businesses-have-necessary-resources-for-recovery/>five-point legislative program</a> designed to help the state's small businesses reopen smoothly and safely. It includes regulatory relief, unemployment insurance reform, financial assistance, liability protection, and tax relief.</p>
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