Devoted to the Multi-level marketing (or MLM) industry

Somehow I missed this the first time around, thanks to Kim for pointing it out again.

Frankly, I was under the impression that far fewer people aspired to be entrepreneurs. A couple of weeks ago, someone from a Quixtar forum was talking about the fact that he had 500 friends, yet none of them would be "the type" interested in Network Marketing. While I understand that some of the folks interested in becoming entrepreneurs would certainly not be interested in Network Marketing, it is safe to assume that some would.

What if 20% of the folks interested in becoming entrepreneurs were interested in Network Marketing, when presented properly and without hype?

That's nearly 40 Million people in the U.S. (Sweet! I probably just sent the saturation geeks into a frenzy).

Two-thirds of Americans have entrepreneurial aspirations, and a growing number of baby boomers say they would never be too old to launch a business, according to a Yahoo Inc. poll released on Wednesday.

The poll by Sunnyvale-based Yahoo Small Business (NASDAQ:YHOO) showed 55 percent of respondents chose "own my own business" as the kind of work they would prefer to do late in life. Other choices included volunteer work/public service, 42 percent; consulting, 29 percent; teaching, 20 percent; and coming in at less than 15 percent were running for political office, retail/customer service, corporate officer and sales.

In addition, 37 percent of those who said they want to launch their own business plan to do so within one to five years. Of the respondents who use the Internet, 92 percent said it's important for a new small business to have an Internet presence.

Yahoo poll: Most Americans dream of starting business - Yahoo! Small Business