Mal so als Schnellschuss, das googelt auch gut. Ein Beispiel wären Selbstständige oder inhabergeführte Unternehmen (ohne weitere Angestellte).

Confidence Low, weil ich keine Zeit für Research habe und nicht weiß, ob es einen "Fachbegriff" dafür gibt... Inhaltlich dürfte meine Antowrt wohl stimmen :-)

ohne Fachkenntnisse - aber weltweit herrschen Familienbetriebe (meist bäuerlicher Art) vor, oder?

diesem wort bin ich schon mal begegnet, ob es hier das passendste ist weiß ich aber auch grade nicht

Ich habe diesen Begriff einmal gehört. Ich finde ihn deshalb gut, weil er graduell in die Welt der "richtigen" Unternehmer hinüber wechseln kann, ohne dass die Aussage sofort in Frage gestellt wird. Stellt er etwa eine Putzfrau, einen Studenten oder einen Praktikanten ein, oder spielt die Schwiegermutter seine 'Betriebskantine', kann er immer noch so in der Statistik verbleiben. Da grenzt das "Einmannunternehmen" viel schärfer ab.

Statutory Nonemployees


There are generally two categories of statutory nonemployees: direct sellers and licensed real estate agents. They are treated as self-employed for all Federal tax purposes, including income and employment taxes, if:

Substantially all payments for their services as direct sellers or real estate agents are directly related to sales or other output, rather than to the number of hours worked, and
Their services are performed under a written contract providing that they will not be treated as employees for Federal tax purposes.

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http://smallbusiness.com/wiki/Statutory_nonemployee
A statutory nonemployee is an independent contractor or self-employed worker whose service may appear to be that of a type of employee called a statutory employee, but whose type of work has been specifically exempted from from such status. This is important for the employer to understand as the classification of such an employee governs whether or not the employer is required to withhold certain taxes and provide certain benefits to the worker.
There are generally two categories of statutory nonemployees: direct sellers and licensed real estate agents. They are treated as self-employed for all Federal tax purposes, including income and employment taxes, if:
Substantially all payments for their services as direct sellers or real estate agents are directly related to sales or other output, rather than to the number of hours worked, and
Their services are performed under a written contract providing that they will not be treated as employees for Federal tax purposes.