Over the years from 1996 to 2011, there has been a rise in the "share of new entrepreneurs [that is, non-business owners who start a new business during the year] in the ages 55-64 group. This group represented 14.3 percent of new entrepreneurs in 1996, whereas it represented 20.9 percent of new entrepreneurs in 2011," according to a 2012 analysis of CPS data by the Kauffman Institute.