TEXAS' SMALL BUSINESSES BOOMING

TEXAS (Dallas Morning News) – The Lone Star State has managed to gain small businesses despite the recession, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy.

As the number of self-employed workers fell 2 percent nationwide to 15.9 million last year, Texas figures rose nearly 2 percent to 1.1 million.

The Small Business Economy report indicated a 1.4 percent rise in the number of Texas employer firms, to 449,681. Meanwhile, the number of U.S. employer firms remained flat at 6.1 million.

Nearly 90 percent of those businesses are estimated to employ fewer than 20 people.