These metro areas rate highest for ease of starting a business, government support of entrepreneurs, and more, according to a recent Thumbtack survey of more than 8,000 small businesses. More
As part of its small-business crackdown, the IRS is targeting sole proprietors. Schedule C filers with more than $100,000 in annual revenues were audited at a rate of 3.9% in 2006, up from 1.5% in 2000.