Way back in the last century (1991, actually) a survey was conducted by my research firm, MarketWave, Inc., of over 6,000 people who were not, nor had ever been, business owners. The question was a simple one: If all obstacles were removed, would you like to own your own business?

In other words, if what ever was stopping you from starting a business didn’t exist, would you at least attempt it? Basically, would you prefer to be an entrepreneur, or an employee? Eighty five percent said Yes, they’d prefer to work for themselves. Which means 15% misunderstood the question on the survey.

After all, if what ever concerned you enough to not attempt a business venture didn’t exist, then you’d have no fear of doing so. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be in control of their own life? To have the freedom to make their own decisions, work their own hours, and write their own pay check?

Read on, there’s more…