Top analysts report that the United States has been in a recession for the past year, and no one knows that better than the self-employed and micro-business. Seventy percent of entrepreneurs consider their micro-business a career, one that presently supplies the main source of income to their households. According to data released by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), their top concerns are going out of business, being forced to put off retirement, and an increased cost of living.