The Numbers Tell the Story

According to U.S. Census Bureau research, the number of businesses without a payroll reached 20.4 million in 2005. In other words, there were more than 20 million people out there working their own business five years ago and the numbers are increasing dramatically with the loss of jobs.

International Data Corp (IDC), a research firm that provides international market intelligence and services states that there are about 35 million home office households in America. Home business owners are more likely to have college and post-graduate degrees and bring in an average household income of $59,000 versus the national average of $45,000.00.

More than 5.4 million mothers put their careers on hold to stay home with their children. They're starting their own home-based businesses-earning the new title of mompreneur or WAHM, work-at-home-mom.

Source: Success From Home Magazine, December 2007 volume 3, issue 12