More than 3 million businesses were started in 1996, according to a
The business-creation total was off 14% from 1995, and William Dennis,
Mr. Dennis said start-ups dropped because when the economy and labor
"There are lots of other opportunities for people during good times," he
The number of businesses created dropped 18% in 1996 in the Northeast
Nearly two-thirds of 1996 start-ups were home-based, and 49% of the 4.1
The trade group's study was based on monthly surveys that included
It also found that 1.4 million people bought or inherited 900,000