Minipreneurs: The Future of Entrepreneurship Is Here, and It's Tiny

One of my favorite newsletters is from Trendwatching.com, and a recent edition really struck me with their analysis of a new trend: "minipreneurs."

Minipreneurs: a vast army of consumers turning entrepreneurs; including small and micro businesses, freelancers, side-businesses, weekend entrepreneurs, web-driven entrepreneurs, part-timers, free agents, cottage businesses, seniorpreneurs, co-creators, mompreneurs, pro-ams, solopreneurs, eBay traders, advertising-sponsored bloggers and so on.

Another term for minipreneur is "micropreneur." Susan Guillory, who writes frequently on the topic of micropreneurship, says that according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, "95% of small businesses are microbusinesses. So why aren’t we hearing more about them?"

So are you a minipreneur?

If you're an independent service professional, then by Trendwatching's definition you're a minipreneur. It's the trend of the future for entrepreneurship. And, it seems, the future is here.

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