What is selfemployment 1 Supplemental income 2 A
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What is self-employment? 1. Supplemental income 2. A job alternative in bad times 3. A personal choice 4. First stage of a new business
90% of all businesses in Canada have less than 10 employees 80% have 4 or less
How does BC compare… statistics for BC are fairly representative of Canada as a whole… …although there a few more very large businesses in the US, the percentage of very small businesses is even higher there… British Columbia Canada US 2001 0 to 4 5 to 9 80. 31 % 80. 30% 90. 92% 8. 11% 7. 80% 4. 11% 10 to 19 20 to 49 5. 54% 5. 45% 2. 49% 3. 79% 3. 95% N/A 50 to 99 100 to 199 1. 30% 1. 39% N/A 0. 57% 0. 66% N/A 200 to 499 500 + 0. 28% 0. 33% N/A 0. 11% 0. 13% 0. 15%
Who are the self-employed?
† Incorporated self-employed are not included in this figure in order to avoid double-counting, since they are already included in the count of businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Source: BC Stats using data supplied by Statistics Canada
Who are the self-employed? retailers welders writers optometrists programmers roofers lawyers engineers landscapers hairdressers drywallers novelists doctors dentists realtors gardeners fishermen prospectors consultants bookkeepers designers carpet layers truckers accountants bartenders musicians
Who are the self-employed? 76% of all small businesses in BC consist of the self-employed without paid help
