The following is from Gallup News.
The Shopify-Gallup Entrepreneurship study finds that most Americans share the desire to be their own boss.
More than six in 10 U.S. adults (62%) say they would prefer to be their own boss, while 35% would prefer to work as an employee for someone else.
In addition, over half of those who want to be their own boss (52%) say they would be willing to accept at least a fair amount of financial risk to do so.
The percentage who are risk tolerant is even higher, 70%, among aspiring entrepreneurs who are seriously considering starting a business.
These results are based on a survey of more than 45,000 members of Gallup’s probability-based online panel, including samples of those who currently own a business, aspiring entrepreneurs who are seriously considering starting a business, and those who have not given serious thought to being a business owner.
Being the Boss, Higher Pay Potential Are Top Motivators for Entrepreneurs
The appeal of being one’s own boss and having the opportunity to earn more money top the list of reasons why business owners say they started their own enterprise. Those are also the top motivators for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Four in 10 people in each group also say that the desire for a more flexible work schedule is a key reason for wanting their own business.
Schedule flexibility is a much greater driver of entrepreneurial interest for women than men.
Fifty-two percent of women who want to start a business list the desire for a more flexible work schedule as one of their main reasons for wanting to start a business, compared with 38% of men who want to start a business. (Continued…)
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Why do so many also say they will keep voting Democrat?
The party of Big Government, the expanding nanny-state and proven micromanagers of every single aspect of our lives. Hello, people? Either you are lying or you are stupid or you are really lazy about really taking responsibility for your own lives.
I suspect the later. Much easier to wish and complain, than actually do anything like leaving the Democrat cocoon. Live with a little more risk and energy because we tax payers are done coddling you.