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Elaine Pofeldt

Mark Zuckerberg and Elizabeth Holmes could be facing some competition in the near future, as more Americans dive into entrepreneurship. About 14% of the U.S. population was involved in starting or running businesses in 2014, up from a post-recession low of 7.6 in 2010, according to a sweeping new study scheduled for release today.

Millennials are a key driver of the trend, with 18% of 25 to 34 year-olds in the U.S. starting or running new businesses in 2014, up from 15% in 2013, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), a study of more than 200,000 individuals in 73 countries.