Is the number of small businesses with no employees growing?

The answer to that question is yes. According to the Small Business Trends website the number of small businesses that do not have any employees continues to grow although not at the rate it was a few years ago.

Despite the economic conditions small businesses are still be created. As I have mentioned before there is never a "good" time to start a business. No matter when you start your business you are going to have some obstacles and some failures but in the long run the only way you don't succeed is by not trying.