| The economy of the United States is largely | | | | even further. In addition, it is now looking out for |
| supported by the revenue raised through the | | | | people living with disabilities, as they have been found |
| operations of small businesses. Statistics have it that, | | | | to be very interested in running their own |
| about 10 years ago, small ventures constituted 99% | | | | enterprises, no matter how small. In fact, people with |
| of all employers and accounted for 51% of the | | | | disabilities have beaten the record of the |
| national income. Small businesses provide new | | | | self-employed citizens. |
| employment for people every year. Between 1994 | | | | There is even an association that has been put in |
| and 1998, the sector was seen to create 11.1 million | | | | place to look into the issues of the people with |
| jobs for the youth, the older workers and women in | | | | disabilities. The association is known as The Disabled |
| particular. | | | | Businessman Association and it estimates that 40% |
| For this reason the government in America tends not | | | | of home based enterprises are operated by these |
| to rubbish the input that these ventures have on the | | | | people. They have been found to do accounting |
| growth and sustainability of the economy and instead | | | | services, air conditioner repairs, counseling services, |
| give support to entrepreneurs, so that they grow | | | | farming, real estate office among many others. |