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October 02, 2006
MNB 10/02/06: Census Finds Fewer Home-Based Firms
Happy October!
The Census Bureau has released its long-awaited 2002 Characteristics of Businesses and Characteristics of Business Owners reports and its finding that only 49% of U.S. firms are home-based has a lot of us scratching our heads. Plus, lawmakers headed home last week with a lot of small business legislation still in the pending tray; and new microbusiness research in Massachusetts has state officials re-thinking their economic development bag of tricks.
Listen to this week's podcast.
For further information:
2002 Survey of Business Owners, Census Bureau
The Enterprise Center at Salem State College: Sole Proprietor Research Information Page
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Posted by The MicroEnterprise Journal at October 2, 2006 08:39 AM