Good-Person
Captain Junkie
I think you are talking about sole-proprietorship where a busines is posessed, administered, and managed by one person individually. I am not sure what kind of rules and regulations are there in the United States when it comes setting-up a business owned by a single person but I am sure you would need to register your business and pay taxes. The same goes for my country or other country. Contactors, consultants, or freelancers are not business owners rather they are self-employed individuals.