ABSTRACT
Usingthedefinitionthatabusinessisamoney-makingactivitywithemployees,thenumberofbusinessstart-upsinthecountryinarecentyearwasestimated tobeabout800,000.However,whentheGallupOrganizationconductedapoll andallowedrespondentstodecidewhethertheyhadstartedabusiness(regardless ofwhethertherewereemployees),theestimatewasthattherewereabout 3,500,000businessstart-ups-that'smorethanfourtimesaslargeas800,000.
