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Being Self-Employed is the New Retirement Trend

Being Self-Employed is the New Retirement Trend

We may be getting older but we are not ready to quit yet!  The baby boomers have changed society’s expectations of every age and social norm. We may be slowly reaching retirement age. But many in this population intend to continue working while others would like to venture into a new business. A survey from AARP found 10 percent of workers ages 45 to 74 want to start a business and 15 percent of workers in this age range are already self-employed. That is 25%!

There are several successful entrepreneurs who own globally known brands that were founded by people of retirement age. Below is an infographic to show you this trend.  Read the rest of this entry