{"id":1775,"date":"2023-09-15T17:18:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T22:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agcus.net\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T01:10:38","slug":"owning-your-own-business-can-make-it-harder-to-get-hired-later-entrepreneurs-beware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/TAR\/?p=1775","title":{"rendered":"Owning Your Own Business Can Make It Harder To Get Hired Later \u2014 Entrepreneurs, Beware"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entrepreneurs, beware: Owning your own business can make it harder to get hired later.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been thinking about starting your own business lately, you\u2019re not alone. Americans began launching ventures in record numbers during the pandemic, with an above-trend pace continuing through 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, many of of these enterprises won\u2019t last long<\/a>: 30% of new businesses fail within two years, and half don\u2019t last past five, according to the Small Business Administration. While some of these unlucky founders will pursue new ventures, many others will try to rejoin the traditional labor force.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t blame them. People often see \u201cgoing back to work\u201d as a safety net for risk-taking entrepreneurs. As professors of management<\/a> who study entrepreneurship<\/a>, we wanted to see if this was true.<\/p>\n

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