[Hidden-tech] Size of Solopreneur Market

[Jan Werner]

Very difficult to assess this kind of thing because there are so many 
variables. According to the Census Bureau, in 2006 (the most recent year 
for which there is information), there were 22 million nonfarm sole 
proprietorships, of which about 16.2 million reported net income.

But that excludes, for example, individual consultants who incorporate 
for business or liability purposes. I used to do statistical work for 
IBM, but a few years ago, they changed policy and told me I would have 
to incorporate in order for them to continue to pay me, at which point I 
bid them a fond adieu. New York City government has a similar rule, so 
there are a lot of 1-person professional corporations in NYC.

You could try rummaging through information in the 2010 Statistical 
Abstract and make some guesses, but there is no clear answer. A good 
place to start is table 731 at:

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/business_enterprise/sole_proprietorships_partnerships_corporations.html

or: http://tinyurl.com/ycpooy4

Jan Werner
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> Interesting quest. *Is* there, in fact, such a market? Comprising
> work-in-home marketing/PR consultants; designers; programmers; legal or
> medical transcribers; copy editors; gardeners; self-employed carpenters
> and painters; stock traders; political advisers/advisors; /ad
> infinitum/. Can one description be applied to all who fly solo?
> Ed
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>     Does anyone have an idea of the size worldwide of the independent
>     practitioner market? Obviously, a ballpark will do as I doubt anyone
>     really knows for sure. Or do you have an idea of where I can look
>     online for an answer without paying a fee?....
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