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If you are unemployed, know that your new opportunity will be created by the growth of networks of entrepreneurs (think franchises and self employed service providers) not corporations (think Boston Chicken, Lehman Brothers, Worldcom, AIG and Government Motors).
Small business is changing and is still the key job creator in the US. The Intuit Corporation and the Institute for the Future recently released a study identifying emerging trends that will impact small business formation and operations over the next decade. According to the study, entrepreneurs in the next decade will be more diverse than their predecessors in age, origin and gender. These shifts in small business ownership will create new opportunities for many, and will change both the US and global economy.
Expect more women and immigrant business owners who will help drive a new wave of globalization. Entrepreneurs will no longer come from the middle of the age spectrum, but instead from the edges. People nearing retirement and their children just entering the job market will become the most entrepreneurial generation ever.
Personal businesses- one person businesses with no employees- have become an important part of the US economy and will increase in number over the next decade. The growth will be driven by shifts in larger company employment practices and changes in technology.
Finally, the last decade has seen a rapid growth of college-level entrepreneurial training. The next decade will see the continuation of this trend, but also growth of entrepreneurial training aimed at youth, mid-career professionals, artists and musicians, as well as trades people.
So now, looking to your future, how will you build your personal wealth? Here's a connection to explore many different franchise possibilities with no obligation:
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