11. Entrepreneurship doesn’t always run in the family. More than half (51.9 percent) of respondents were the first in their families to launch a business. This

11. Entrepreneurship doesn’t always run in the family. More than half (51.9 percent) of respondents were the first in their families to launch a business. This may be partly due to the fact that if your parents own a business, you're much more likely to work for them or inherit the business (than if they don't). Your parents or some other family member owning a company just gives you an extra option that might make starting your own business seem less attractive.