100% ownership does not imply no employees. Also, there's a difference between hiring software engineers, who will be engaging in activities related to your co

100% ownership does not imply no employees. Also, there's a difference between hiring software engineers, who will be engaging in activities related to your core business, and hiring someone to clean. If the owner does not, or is not able to build and maintain their software, some will consider this to not be a single person business (regardless of how the extra help is contracted).