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Active owners per business
start: 1.5
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23% of new businesses begin
with an employee other than the owner.
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33% start as part-time
ventures in first month.
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$4,250 — Median investment
to start business.
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$18,000 — average investment
to start business.
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12% began with the active
involvement of a family member. Most often a spouse or sibling.
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16% — Serial entrepreneurs
who have started three or more businesses.
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85% — are starting a
business for the first time.
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64.9% are male.
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35% are female.
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73% are under the age of 44.
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10% are African American.
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4.2% are Hispanic.
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60.6% are married.
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76% were employed 30 days
before launch.
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50.4% are high school
graduates or have some college.
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25% are college graduates
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12.8% have Professional
Degrees
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48.4% have household income
in excess of $60,000.
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71.2% start as home based
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10.8% — profitable in the
first month.
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11.4% — profitable in second
month.
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35.3% — profitable after the
second month.
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45.3% — Raised startup
investment in one month.
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28.2% — Raised investment in
three months.
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16.9% — Raised investment in
four to 12 months.
