Those just a few years away from retirement may actually be close to a new career, instead.
According to the new Index of Entreprenuerial Activity, just released by the Kauffman Foundation, near retirees (aged 55-64) represent 23 percent of new entrepreneurs in America. When the study was conducted in 1996, the age group represent 15 percent of new entrepreneurs.
In a press release about the results, David Goldbaum, a retired economist and the founder of Franchise Economics Inc., listed several reasons for the upswing in entrepreneurial interest
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