Entrepreneurs are made, not born. But it does help if your parents are small business owners as well. In an article in USA Today, several studies were conducted to understand the influence of family to entrepreneurs. Here are some points you need to check out:

“If you had a family member who started a business, you are more likely to become an entrepreneur than someone who didn’t,” says Vivek Wadhwa, founder of two technology companies, as well as a senior research associate at the Labor & Worklife Program at Harvard Law School and a co-author of the Kauffman study. “They provide inspiration, financing and they teach you the ropes.”
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