Here's some more info on micro businesses.

Micro business are usually online sites or the types of business that start out of someone's basement or garage. Or by someone offering their personal services (like a car mechanic, party coordinator, for example).

The benefits of a micro business are that you can have many micro businesses since they're so cheap to start. So you don't have all your eggs in one basket. Micro businesses are great for those who have many ideas. It gives you an opportunity to try out a lot of new small businesses and see which ones become successful.

I have a feeling the US is headed more towards everyone having their own little micro business, instead of working for large businesses. All of the big businesses are taking their jobs overseas (outsourcing). With the internet services like MySpace (people with their web page/profile), YouTube (people uploading their own videos), and sites like Blogger (people with their own blogs) continuing to grow in popularity, people are more tehnologically capable of starting their own website, and thus micro business, online. Maybe micro businesses can be the solution to the eradication of the middle class in America. You never know..