Since the recession began in 2007, more Americans have become entrepreneurs than at any time in the past 15 years. As millions of Americans are laid off and the prospect of finding new employment dimming, self-employment has become a viable alternative.
To view demographic and geographic data of these new entrepreneurs between 1996 and 2010, go to—- http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/jobless-entrepreneurship-tarnishes-steady-rate-of-us-startup-activity.aspx