Pretty much every stat on small businesses in one place from the Small Business and Entrepreneur Council: http://sbecouncil.org/about-us/facts-and-data/ http:/

Pretty much every stat on small businesses in one place from the Small Business and Entrepreneur Council: http://sbecouncil.org/about-us/facts-and-data/ http://sbecouncil.org/about-us/facts-and-data/ "In 2012, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, there were 5.73 million employer firms in the U.S. Firms with fewer than 500 workers accounted for 99.7 percent of those businesses, and businesses with less than 20 workers made up 89.6 percent. Add in the number of nonemployer businesses – there were 23.0 million in 2013 – then the share of U.S. businesses with less than 20 workers increases to 97.9 percent." The majority was 23 Million sole proprietorships, or people working for themselves, in 2013.