Forget retirement: Senior citizens are founding small businesses, and research shows more of them are likely to succeed than young entrepreneurs

Forget retirement: This co-working space is helping senior citizens become small business founders, and research shows more of them are likely to succeed than young entrepreneurs

For some seniors, retirement is an opportunity to learn how to use computers and start their own small business — and they're doing it at New York's Senior Planet. The MIT Technology Review got a glimpse of Senior Planet, a community center and coworking space that hosts classes on everything from using computer programs like Google Hangouts to opening online shops on Etsy.

For some seniors, retirement is an opportunity to learn how to use computers and start their own small business — and they're doing it at New York's Senior Planet. The MIT Technology Review got a glimpse of Senior Planet, a community center and coworking space that hosts classes on everything from using computer programs like Google Hangouts to opening online shops on Etsy.

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