Boom in oldepreneurs

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Older woman: more likely to be self-employed
Older woman: more likely to be self-employed

Since the onset of the recession, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people over the age of 50 who class themselves as self-employed. As businesses laid off many of their most experienced and most expensive staff, a huge number have decided to take the opportunity to go it alone. They accounted for 70% of the growth in self-employment in the last five years.

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