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Fewer People Working in Start-ups

Here’s a little known fact about entrepreneurship. The number of people working at start-ups has fallen by half over the past decade. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data show that the number of...

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Japanese self-employment hit hardest by the Great Recession

Many people have reported that the Great Recession took a toll on self-employment.  That’s certainly true in the United States.   As data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...

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Majority of U.S. Patents Go to Foreigners

Since 2008 the majority of U.S. patents have been awarded to non-residents.  This pattern marks a renewed contribution of foreign inventors in recent years.  After reaching a high of 48 percent in the...

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What makes entrepreneurs successful?

This is probably the question I am most asked about entrepreneurship.  But rather than tell you my answer, I’m going to give you someone else’s. As part of an economics unit, my daughter’s fourth grade...

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Jobs Lost from Company Failure a Small Business Problem

Businesses destroy jobs in one of two ways: a company lays off workers or it goes under, eliminating the jobs of the people who worked there.  Job loss from business failure is something that happens...

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Share of Employer Firms Continues to Decline

The fraction of U.S. businesses with employees declined again in 2010, the thirteenth consecutive annual decline, data from the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (SBA) shows. This...

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The Great Recession’s hit to self-employment

It’s basic economics. During the Great Recession, the number of Americans working for themselves dropped proportionately more than the number working for others. Why?  In  part because self-employment...

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Who Runs Most Business Establishments?

Most U.S. business establishments are run by micro-entrepreneurs.  Data from the U.S. Census reveals that 58 percent of establishments belonged to firms with fewer than 10 employees in 2009, the most...

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Small loans are more expensive

Small businesses pay more for little loans than big ones, Small Business Administration (SBA) data show. The figure below shows the interest rate paid for the average loans of less than $9,000, of...

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The Economic Impact of C Corps or the Frequency of Sole Proprietorships

Policy makers often have different foci when they think about small businesses. Some of them pay attention to the number of companies affected by a law or regulation. Others look at how the law or...

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