Chris Stormann, a co-founder of PeopleThatCLick emailed me about his new site. He said:

97% of people want to start a new business and there are more businesses started each year than new marriages! 

I don't know where he got this fact, but it certainly caught my interest.

Here's the rest of his pitch and answers to some of my questions:

My business partner and I started this company to help entrepreneurs with similar interests and complimentary skills find each other.  Our site is currently free while we grow our online community.  We currently have a few thousand members from over 70 countries.  We are different from Ryze and other social networking sites in that we focus solely on the early stage entrepreneur.  We want to find people with an idea, prototype or start up looking for other PEOPLE that can help (we don't promise VC contacts but folks do help each other with business plans and places go).  We are not the place to be if you want to sell to new customers.  Our real aim is to match you up with someone that would like to partner on a new venture.  It could be your venture, their venture, or one you build from scratch together. 

For example, there might be someone in California who is good at making candles and retooling a production line but they know nothing about marketing and sales.  Someone in New York worked as an importer/exporter for Pottery Barn and wants to make the leap and start a business supplying boutique shops with items like scented candles.  He/she knows nothing about product development.  We help those people find each other.

When we reach critical mass, the matching engine will automatically pair you up with folks to contact and kick batch emails out periodically (think dating site but for business instead of romance).   To follow the analogy, we can't guarantee you a business "marriage" but we can increases the odds of finding a good partner.

The majority of businesses are started by two or more people on less than $8,000.  If we can help you make the leap by finding someone to do it with you and they can pitch in a little money with you…that might be all it takes to get the ball rolling.  97% of people want to start a new business and there are more businesses started each year than new marriages!  We are out there for the little guy that buys Inc magazine and has a dream and is waiting for the right opportunity.  It works for a lot of people because they can get started without quitting their job.

The matching engine is what I find the most interesting. I am a bit past the idea or finding initial partner stages of starting my business, but it was definitely a long process to find the right people. I plan on getting my partners to sign up to see if we are compatible. Hope so!  ;-)

Here's a screen capture of the test that entrepreneurs take so that PeopleThatClick can match you up.

and one of how people get classified…

Which One are You?

Take the test and then go make a meeting!