Bringing in an average salary of $64,160, computer support specialists fall on the low end of the pay spectrum for technology jobs. Their pay is in the same salary neighborhood as a Web developer ($67,540), computer systems analyst ($85,320), computer programmer ($80,930) and database administrator ($80,740).
The Rise Of The Million Dollar, One-Person Business. For most people who start a one-person business, riches donât follow. The U.S. Census Bureauâs recently released annual report on ânon-employerâ businesses found that there were 22.5 million ânonemployer firmsâ in 2011. They had average revenues of $44,000.
Other motivators included capitalizing on a business idea, the appeal of a startup culture, a desire to own a company, and lack of interest in working for someone else. Only the last resembles a desire for independence. Fast-growth entrepreneurs are, of course, a minority.But even when we examine the vast, amorphous, heaving body of small business owners, we don't find that independence and the freedom to make their own decisions is the only, or even the main reason people start businesses.therwise, it's almost as if every entrepreneur has a different reason for going into business. If you look only at people who have started fast-growth businesses, for instance, you find people whose biggest single motivation is wealth creation, according to this 2009 study for the Kauffman Foundation.