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Self-employed Landscapers Take Off12-04-07 | News
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Self-employed Landscapers Take Off




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Photo: Harvard Divinity School

Close to 2,300 people went into business for themselves each day in 2005 as the nation?EUR??,,????'?????<

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According to the Census Bureau, the addition of 860,000 firms where an owner ventures outside the typical business culture of bosses and employees increased 4.4 percent over a one-year period.

Non-employer firms may be run by one or more individuals and can range from home-based businesses to construction contractors. These firms are often part-time ventures with owners operating more than one business.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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