Why you should wait until your 40s to become an entrepreneur, according to a new study

Aug 6, 2018

Businessmen sit outside a business and shopping complex in Tokyo May 31, 2011. Japan's jobless rate rose in April and the availability of jobs worsened, government data showed, as a large earthquake and tsunami in March hurt demand for labour. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Data suggests there are more successful US business founders in their forties than any other age group. Image: REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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