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A recent study conducted by Ohio State University gives newmeaning to the notion that parents set strong examples for theirchildren. The survey, analyzed by economists Thomas A. Dunn andDouglas Holtz-Eakin at Syracuse University, reveals thatparents' actions have a direct influence on their kids becomingentrepreneurs.
According to the findings, sons were nearly three times aslikely to become self-employed if their fathers were self-employed;32 percent of those with entrepreneurial fathers started abusiness, compared with only 12 percent of sons withoutself-employed fathers. Similarly, 24 percent of daughters withentrepreneurial mothers also donned entrepreneurial hats, whilejust 13 percent of daughters whose mothers weren'tself-employed did so.
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