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Entrepreneurial slump over?

A recent study by New England's Babson College and funded by the Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City suggests that entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. has stabilized. In 2000, entrepreneurial activity hit an all-time high, with 16.7% of the adult population engaged in creating or growing a new business. That number dropped to 11.7% in 2001 and 10.5% in 2002 - a number that is still 50% higher than it was in 1998.