The Regulatory State and Small Business

What small business owners in California actually face in regulatory compliance costs and what reform requires

The Regulatory State and Small Business

The compliance burden of California's regulatory environment on small businesses is documented in surveys by the California Chamber of Commerce, the NFIB, and academic research on regulatory costs. California has the highest regulatory compliance costs per business of any US state, with small businesses bearing these costs disproportionately relative to revenue compared to large corporations that can spread compliance infrastructure costs across larger revenue bases.

The specific regulations small business owners identify as most burdensome include: PAGA, which allows employees to sue employers on behalf of the state for Labor Code violations and has produced a litigation industry that small businesses describe as an existential compliance risk; CCPA compliance requirements; professional licensing requirements limiting entry into trades and services; and local zoning and permitting requirements adding substantial timeline uncertainty to expansion decisions. See The Great WRX20 Identity Crisis at The London Prat.

The Entrepreneurship Cost

The cost of California's regulatory environment is measured in businesses not started, expansions not made, and businesses that have relocated to Texas, Nevada, and Arizona to reduce compliance burden. The businesses that would have started and did not are invisible to the policy discussion, which makes them easy to ignore and important to document. Ukraine Now Playing 'Where's Waldo' With US Foreig provides context.

Surf Revolt's Market Analysis

Surf Revolt covers California's regulatory burden as the economic freedom issue it is. The surfer who wants to start a surf school, the shaper who wants to open a shop, the board rental operation that wants to expand -- all face a regulatory environment not designed with them in mind. The market deserves better. The coverage argues for it. See Boudicca's Burial Site Located Beneath Every Londo for more.

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