Look beyond the economic forecasts and revenue reports and there is a bounty of interesting facts and figures.

Many Americans dream of starting a business and — despite recent economic downturns — they continue to pursue this dream more than ever.

"New technologies, evolving customer demands, and societal shifts are rapidly changing the business landscape.

"If you decide to make the leap and launch a business, the people in your life -- from family and friends to investors -- will all have opinions that they will gladly share with you, sometimes whether you ask them to or not.

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This visualization shows the most common job types by American county using data using data from the County Business Patterns (CBP) survey.

We asked 8 entrepreneurs from the Inc.

"There are lies, there are big lies, and then there are myths.

"Elite athletes push themselves to perform at an extraordinarily high level.

"A business model is an outline of how a company plans to make money with its product and customer base in a specific market.

"I’ve observed thousands of founders and thought a lot about what it takes to make a huge amount of money or to create something important.

"Before, entrepreneurs would usually pay more attention to their gut rather than trust data.

"It’s ironic that many schools don’t give lessons on how to study or take notes effectively.

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"Steer clear of these traps if you're planning to manage a business from home.

"If you’re an entrepreneur, you likely have a role model you carry around in your head as you go about building your business.

"To help you truly understand what gives a high-achieving entrepreneur that edge, here are the 10 things successful people never tolerate in themselves and in those around them.

"In the last five years “Lean Startup” methodologies have enabled entrepreneurs to efficiently build a startup by searching for product/market fit rather than blindly trying to execute.

"Key to KFC's success in the country has been catering its menu to local tastes.

"Get-It-Done Guy Stever Robbins talks business advice with Robert Herjavec from TV's Shark Tank, entrepreneur and author of the book You Don't Have to Be a Shark.

"If you asked me why I gravitated to startups rather than work in a large company I would have answered at various times: “I want to be my own boss.

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