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> what qualifies as a "business"

One would hope that it would be a "real", limited liability company of some kind, that exists as a legal entity separate from that of its owners.

(Edit: I mean in terms of the survey, not that people without limited liability companies aren't "real" businesses)

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I am curious as to why one would hope that... Around the world there are plenty of small businesses which are in no need of any kind of limited liability, however they still make money by turning a profit so I'd still call them a business.

Because it's more of an apples-to-apples comparison for purposes of the survey and a more useful metric for people interested in creating and growing a business. It's also something of a clearer distinction from someone who just starts "doing business" by selling apples on the street corner or something.

That takes nothing away from small businesses that don't need that form of incorporation. Of course they are businesses - I was just talking about the survey itself.

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