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While owners vary in age and experience,
the fastest growing segments include women and minorities. Women own
almost 10 million home-based businesses. The
home has been called by some as "the new American workplace."
If the unprecedented growth continues as expected, most Americans
will work at home in the 21st Century.
"The way we work is changing--we are in the middle of a tremendous
workforce pattern change. Since the early 1980s, there has been a
resurgence in entrepreneurial spirit. The 'new entrepreneurism' is
different from the past--this time we are working from home." |