Want To Start Your Own Business

Males dominate small-business ownership, in one recent survey, by a 3-1 margin.

37% of self-employed females work at home, 33% of the males

83% of the females started their present business themselves, 79% of the males

Small-business owners become self-employed at an average age of 28.7 years.

Small-business people work an average of 52.5 hours per week, while other Americans work 43.5 hours.

29% use personal computers.

63% say independence or the opportunity to be their own boss is the main reason for self-employment.

[F*]DEFINED AS BUSINESSES HAVING l0 EMPLOYEES OR LESS SOURCE: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF EMPLOYED