Sacramento gets a ‘D-plus’ in small-business survey, and it’s an improvement

Sacramento earned a “D-plus” grade in an annual survey measuring small-business friendliness among cities nationwide, an improvement from the three previous years, when the city received an “F.”

In a report released Tuesday, Sacramento ranked 85th among 95 U.S. cities, according to San Francisco-based Thumbtack, an online marketplace to help consumers hire professionals.

This year, Sacramento received failing grades in seven of 10 categories, including employment, regulations and health/safety. Sacramento's top grade was “C” in the training/networking programs category.

As it did last year, California received an “F” grade in 2015.

Thumbtack’s results were based on interviews with nearly 18,000 small-businesses owners nationwide, including 209 in Sacramento.

This story was originally published September 1, 2015 at 10:46 AM with the headline "Sacramento gets a ‘D-plus’ in small-business survey, and it’s an improvement."