Twenty-six per cent of business owners usually work more than 55 hours perweek, compared to only three per cent of paid employees. There is relatively little difference in the hours worked among employees and business owners working part-time. Canadian Federation of Independent Business, based on analysis of Statistics Canada's Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics data base. But Typically Earn Less Than Employees Family incomes of employers and the self-employed tend to be lower than the family incomes of employees. Larger Firms are More Profitable than Smaller Firms Over time, large firms have been consistently more profitable than smaller sized firms.
Taxation is among the principal reasons for small and medium sized firms performance.
In 1995, the return on assets ratio for large firms was about 6 per cent while small firms and medium firms had a return on assets of roughly 4 per cent. In 1979, women accounted for less than one-quarter of total business owners. By 1996, their share had risen to more than 33 percent. Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. Gov't Debt, Taxes and Regulations are Top SME Concerns Tax levels are a major concern for 77 per cent of CFIB members, as of the last half of 1996.