Is Entrepreneurship in Your Genes?
Josh Spiro at Inc. com asks an interesting question, is entrepreneurship in your genes?
If you made your first sale while still in diapers and your lemonade stand was a substantial contributor to the family income, you’ve likely been called a born entrepreneur.
But just how heritable is the ability to work hard, take risks, and seize opportunities?
According to research conducted at the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology at Kings College in London, 37 percent to 48 percent of the tendency to be an entrepreneur is genetic.
Researchers tested a number of indications of entrepreneurship including running or starting a business, the number of businesses a person had started, and the length of time they were self-employed, but for all of these factors there was the same strong genetic component.
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Jaclyn on October 21st, 2009 1:01 pm
I somewhat can see where being an entrepreneur is in your genes, but at the same time it is still arguable as i’ve seen quite a few people who have been lifers at owning their own business but their children want nothing to do with that lifestyle when they grow up…i think that having it in your genes is helpful but by no means a guarantee that your kids will follow in your footsteps.
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