Is It Really Hard To Start A Business When You’re Over 50?

You’d be amazed how many people want to be entrepreneurs. You’d be even more amazed to learn this enthusiasm exists across all age groups. In fact, according to one study1, one in four over the age of 65 possess an “entrepreneurial intention,” while nearly one in five the age of 50 feel the same.

Certainly, when you imagine the typical entrepreneur, you picture the likes of Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (Apple AAPL ), and Bill Gates (Microsoft MSFT ). While young entrepreneurs have received much of the press, remember that Ray Kroc (McDonald’s), Colonel Sanders (Kentucky Fried

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