Everyone has great ideas. But it takes certain skills and temperament to turn those ideas into reality.
More Baby Boomers are discovering a way to do so. According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, a rising share of Boomers is turning to entrepreneurship. In 2003, 18.7 percent of new entrepreneurs were 55 to 64. In 2013, the latest data available, they accounted for 23.4 percent of new entrepreneurs.