A business is an entity exchanging a product for money. It may or may
not have employees. To say that the unique, defining attribute of a
business is whether or not it has employees is to use a non-essential
for the definition.
I get the idea that a self-employed person who has no particular desire
to grow to a large organization is different from employer-employee
situations. But that`s not the difference between a real business and a
pretend business.
There is an expression we could use, and call something a "boutique"
business. In that case, the entire business and product line(s) are
totally dependent on 1 person.
Another option is to maybe call it an "enterprise" when there`s an emloyer and several/many employees?
Business is a dynamic. It`s a word that describes transactions. The
form of the business or the overall strategic plan is something else.



