Snapshots of the Business and Professional World

Taxpaying Business Enterprises

...........................Proprietorships......Partnerships....Corporations


1990 . . . . . . . . . . . 14.7m..................... 1.6m..................3.7m
2004. . . . . . . . . . . 20.6m..................... 2.5m.................5.6m

Percent of Households Owning Equities

1983...19.0
1989...31.8
1992...36.7
1995...40.4
1999...47.9
2002..49.5
2005..50.3

Tops in the Fortune 500

• Wal-Mart
• Exxon Mobil
• GM
• Chevron
• Conoco Phillips
  

Trade Associations: "The Gang of Six"

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• National Federation of Independent Business
• National Association of Manufacturers
• The Business Roundtable
• National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
• National Restaurant Association

Professional Membership Organizations

• American Medical Association
• American Bar Association
• American Dental Association
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• National Society of Professional Engineers