The Nonemployer Startup Puzzle

Courtesy Office of Advocacy What's New  Tue, 12/15/2009 - 07:20

Much has been said about small employers of up to 500 workers, but little is known about the three-quarters of firms in the economy that are “nonemployers,” generating full- or part-time work for their owners.

A new study, The Nonemployer Startup Puzzle, examines basic statistics about the entry and exit of these very small firms.


 

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