Interesting info. Best, Steven G. Caron Managing Director Old School Capital LLC 319 South Main Street Andover, Massachusetts 01810 Telephone (978) 430-8260 Telefax: (978) 418-0797 www.OldSchoolCapital.com -----Original Message----- From: Office of Advocacy , Economic Research [mailto:advocacy at SBA.GOV] Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:38 AM To: ADVOCACYRESEARCH at newganges.sba.gov Subject: The Impact of Location on Net Income: A Comparison of Homebased and Non-Homebased Sole Proprietors America's homebased sole proprietors generate $102 billion in annual revenue, according to a study by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The study details revenues, expenses, and income for both homebased and non-homebased sole proprietors by industrial sector by examining federal income tax data from year 2002 sole proprietorship returns (Schedule C). The report presents a comparison of homebased and non-homebased sole proprietorships. For example, it finds that the average homebased sole proprietor earned $22,569 in net income while their non-homebased counterparts earned $38,243. Nonetheless, due to lower expenses, particularly in rent and labor costs, the average homebased sole proprietor consistently gained a higher return on gross revenues at 36 percent, versus 21 percent for the non-homebased. The findings also show that the greatest percent of homebased sole proprietorships was in the Administrative, Support, and Waste Management; Information; and Construction sectors. For the non-homebased, the percentage was greatest in the Accommodation and Food Services; All Other Services; and Finance and Insurance sectors. The report 'The Impact of Location on Net Income: A Comparison of Homebased and Non-Homebased Sole Proprietors,' was authored by Joanne H. Pratt with funding from the Office of Advocacy. For a copy of this study visit: http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs275tot.pdf and the research summary can be found at http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs275.pdf. Should you need further information, please feel free to contact Ying Lowery at: (202)205-6947 or by email at advocacy at sba.gov. ** To sign up for Advocacy updates RSS feed, visit http://www.sba.gov/advo/rsslibrary.html ** ** In order to receive e-mail notices of Advocacy's news releases, monthly news letter, small business research, statistics, and regulatory news visit http://web.sba.gov/list. ** >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE >>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list send an email to LISTSERV at NEWGANGES.SBA.GOV The body of the message should read SIGNOFF ADVOCACYRESEARCH A subject is not required. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>