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April 14, 2006
Enterpreneurial aspirations
(Posted by francois to: interesting links )A new Yahoo survey (via Just an Online Minute) finds that two thirds (66%) of American adults say they've considered starting their own business. That was down from 72% in a similar survey conducted last year.
It would be interesting to see how that compares to other countries or world regions.
Other interesting tidbits include - 70% of respondents who were between 45 and 54 and 72% of respondents that were 55 and older said that "I will never be too old to start my own business," which is an increase from last year when the numbers were 54% and 58% respectively.
One has to wonder what the underlying reasons for these shifts are.
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well, I'd think that the increase in gas prices, right now, might have an effect on whether or not people want to take the chance on a new business. the fluctuations in gas costs effect so many different business aspects and, if this year is any indication, make it rather difficult to do any sort of business planning/forecasting.
Be that as it may, the rise in entrepreurship by those of us horribly defined as "middle-aged" seems to me to indicate that we aren't afraid to take chances. Some of that might come from longer life spans, better health than our parents, and a generational over-inflated sense of self-importance ;-) But, seriously, most middle-agers, in part because overall health is better, are able to consider more possibilities for later life, including starting businesses.
If the trend continues, in the near future we might see more people over the age of 65 retiring from corporate lives not to go out to pasture but to start new entreprenurial lives.
Posted by: Tish Grier at April 22, 2006 4:11 PM
