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A number of economic changes are magnifying the role of small business and creating the impetus for entrepreneurship.

In the past, many people perceived small business owners as shopkeepers * the mom *n pop shops. Today, with a status boost, they*re entrepreneurs, and perceived to be on the leading edge.

But is now the right time to step up to the plate and take a swing at starting a small business? In the audio book, *Sound Advice on Small Business,* author Jim Schell points to a number of economic changes creating momentum for entrepreneurs.

Continued downsizing in the Fortune 500 sector is one change, as corporate CEOs strive to keep earnings up to stock market expectations. *The corporate rat race has become more stressful to its inhabitants, and more tenuous,* says Schell. *Today's Enrons and Worldcoms haven*t done the image of the big guys any good, either.*

Job creation is another economic change. *Corporate and government downsizing, combined with an influx of trained and motivated entrepreneurs is resulting in the vast majority of today's new jobs being created by the small business sector,* says Schell.

He also points to changes in technology. *Today's technology is allowing little companies to do big things. Small businesses are now able to compete in industries that were once only open to the big guys.*

With these and other economic changes sweeping the country, Schell believes now is the right time to become an entrepreneur. *My advice: Go to where the action is * make a beeline for small business.*

Jim Schell offers advice to entrepreneurs on managing a small business each week in the free audio newsletter from What's Working in Biz, http://www.whatsworking.biz/full_story.asp?ArtID=92