Success Secret #1: Understand the Impact of Small Business

From 101 Best Home-Based Secrets for Women (revised, updated)
1. Understand the impact of home-based, small businesses on the U. S. and our global economy.
*Women were the fastest-growing business owners from 1997 and 2004 and continue to be so to date (www.SBA.gov/ADVO - 4-’08)

*Small businesses represent over 99 percent of the U. S. businesses that employ over 58 million Americans. (www.SBA.gov/ADVO - 9-’06)

*52% of the 30 million U. S. small businesses are home-based. (www.SBA.gov/ADVO)

The growth of home-based, small businesses is vital to the recovery of the U. S.’s and the other countries’ economies from the current recession and creation of new technologies and jobs.
You can become part of this entrepreneurial movement, no matter what your age. Working for yourself is no guarantee that you will have success; but remember, the potential is there!

My goal is to help you succeed by providing you with information, but you have to be willing to work hard and persevere. The only “instant” millionaires are those who inherit money or win big lotto jackpots.

For Additional Information:
*Center for Women’s Business Research: www.womensbusinessresearch.org/index.asp
*U. S. Business Data & Statistics: www.business.gov/manage/business-data/

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