(Yahoo! Small Business) -- Smallbusinessanswers.yahoo.com reports that with higher unemployment, many Americans are looking to launch their own business. "But many people do a lousy job of picking businesses they can realistically turn into a profitable operation," the article notes. According to small business experts, some of the most difficult businesses to operate profitably are: "Restaurants; direct sales; online retail; high-end retail; independent consulting; franchise ownership; and traffic-driven Web sites." See the article at <http://smallbusinessanswers.yahoo.com/overrated>
