The pandemic has triggered a wave of entrepreneurship—at least in thought. Among Americans, 2 in 5 plan on starting a business in 2022, according to a Digital.com survey.
New business applications soared to 5.4 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, exceeding the previous record in 2020 of 4.4 million. The increase is 53 percent above the number of businesses created during the same period in 2019.
