I was reading an article by Ken Blanchard (author of  The 1 Minute Manager) and he mentioned that according to the November 16, 2006 issue of Newsweek roughly 45 million Americans (that’s 30 percent of the labor force) run their own business? 

“Today roughly 45 million Americans, about 30 percent of the labor force, run their own business. Sometime during their careers, well over half of university graduates will start a business. Most Americans today work in firms that have entrepreneurial teams in charge. And most U.S. job growth and new technology comes from entrepreneurial companies… America is unique in the world, a nation rebuilding itself on the principle of entrepreneurial capitalism.”

Source: Newsweek 16 Nov 2006

I just wish that entrepreneurial spirit was as strong in the UK!