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Even though access to broadband in Wisconsin is improving, the state has increased 46% less than neighboring streets.

While high-speed internet has reached most homes in urban areas, few rural farms have access to this technology. For example, only 28.8 percent of farms in Rock County have high-speed internet.

Many factors combine to make a state and its communities entrepreneur-friendly. Wisconsin earned a place on the “honor roll” of states in the 2006 Development Report Card for the States.

Entrepreneurs share many of the same attributes as Richard Florida’s Creative Class. Madison has a large proportion of Creative Class occupations, ranking above the state.

In a recent survey conducted by Entrepreneur magazine, Wisconsin place 19th in a ranking of best states for entrepreneurs.

In a recent study, the Federal Resee assessed the impact of entrepreneurial activity by two measures: breadth and depth. Breadth indicates the number of nonfarm business owners compared to the total nonfarm business owners compared tothe total nonfarm employment while depth indicates the nonfarm business owners’ income compared to employee income.

In 2005, more than one-third of WIsconsin’s $5.2 billion in exports went to Canada.

The top ten Wisconsin export markets include Canada, Mexico and Japan

In 2005, almost $15 billion worth of WIsconsin products were exported outside the United States, up 22% from 2004 to 2005.