In 2019, 50.7 million businesses were identified as small, employing up to 499 people. Eighty-one percent of those business owners had no additional employees.

Solopreneurs are entrepreneurs who, by choice, run their businesses entirely on their own. They come in all shapes.

People are leaving their jobs to start their own businesses. Yet, less than three percent of the 51 million independent workers filed as businesses intending to hire employees.

A decade ago, solopreneurship might not have been possible but new technologies give the tools to turn anyone into an entrepreneur.

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As major enterprises continue to automate and consolidate, they’ll need less manpower and leave fewer places for everyone to fit. This will leave more room for people to start their own businesses.

Reports predict that the number of solopreneurs will skyrocket by 2026. They’ll create more n...