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Your Next Startup Will Likely Be Run By a Boomer

Startup Professionals Musings

With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs. The immigrant rate of entrepreneurial activity declined slightly in 2009, but remained substantially higher than the native-born rate. They are becoming the new early adopters.

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Boomers are Driving a New Entrepreneurship Boom

Startup Professionals Musings

With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs. The number of Facebook users in the US aged 55 and older grew from around 1 million in early 2009 to 10 million in early 2010. They are becoming the new early adopters.