The statistic above represents the reasons why U.S. people started a business in retirement. In 2014, 82 percent of retirees started a business to work on their own terms.
Reasons to start a business in retirement in the United States in 2014
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Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave. (June 4, 2014). Reasons to start a business in retirement in the United States in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320101/reasons-why-us-people-started-business-in-retirement/
Merrill Lynch, und Age Wave. "Reasons to start a business in retirement in the United States in 2014." Chart. June 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320101/reasons-why-us-people-started-business-in-retirement/
Merrill Lynch, Age Wave. (2014). Reasons to start a business in retirement in the United States in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320101/reasons-why-us-people-started-business-in-retirement/
Merrill Lynch, and Age Wave. "Reasons to Start a Business in Retirement in The United States in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320101/reasons-why-us-people-started-business-in-retirement/
Merrill Lynch & Age Wave, Reasons to start a business in retirement in the United States in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320101/reasons-why-us-people-started-business-in-retirement/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Reasons to start a business in retirement in the United States in 2014 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320101/reasons-why-us-people-started-business-in-retirement/