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one-person business

[/wʌn ˈpɜːrsən ˈbɪznəs/]
nounpl: one-person businesses
negócio de uma pessoa
1. A business enterprise owned and operated by a single individual with no employees
She started a one-person business as a freelance graphic designer.
Ela começou um negócio de uma pessoa como designer gráfico freelancer.
2. A self-employed venture where the owner handles all operational, financial, and management responsibilities
Running a one-person business requires excellent time management skills.
Dirigir um negócio de uma pessoa exige excelentes habilidades de gestão de tempo.
NYC Slang
solo gig / one-man operation
Synonyms
sole proprietorshipself-employed businessfreelance operationsolopreneur businesssingle-owner business
Antonyms
partnershipcorporationmulti-person businessenterprise with employees

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
negócio de uma pessoa / empresa individual
Most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
negócio individual / microempresa
Often referred to as microempresa when formally registered
Portugal
negócio individual / empresa unipessoal
Empresa unipessoal is the formal legal term in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

going it alone
flying solo
being your own boss
bootstrapping a business
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