Entrepreneurs: An individual or team seeking to start a business or exploring whether to start a business.

Small Business: An organization with a small number of employees and/or revenue that may or may not be seeking to grow or expand.

Self-employment: An individual or organization created primarily to provide income to founders, i.e., sole proprietorships.

Startup: A new organization created to grow and have employees. In The beginning stages “startups” can be considered small businesses  based on limited revenue and employees, and extensive fundraising