The word “entrepreneur” – especially in the internet age – is wrapped up in the image of young high-flyers, sometimes just out of school or university, sometimes still in full-time education.
Last week, 24-year-old Leah Totton won the chance to set up a new business with Sir Alan Sugar on the Apprentice. Earlier this year, Yahoo paid 17-year-old London schoolboy Nick D’Aloisio (pictured) £18m for his news app Summly. Most famously of all, Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook aged just 19 whilst still at university. But in our admiration of these impressive career beginnings, are we ignoring the potential of older generations?
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