The number of so-called nonemployer businesses increased by 33.8% from 2000 to 2010, according to the Census Bureau.
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Another study by the SBA found that privately held firms (both employer and nonemployer) generated 36 percent of all sales and receipts among U.S. firms (including public and non-profits) in 2007.
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