“奶奶企業家”來了

因為電子商務的普及，在家看孩子的主婦也能創業掙錢了。她們被稱為“媽媽企業家”。不過，據說近兩年，退休的奶奶們也加入了創業的大軍，而且成績也很出眾呢。我們是不是該管她們叫“奶奶企業家”了？

First we had mumpreneurs - the women raising children while also setting up thriving businesses from their kitchen tables.
起初，我們有“媽媽企業家”，指那些一邊照看孩子，一邊在廚房餐桌旁創業并把生意做得紅紅火火的女性。

And now we have so-called "granpreneurs" who are breaking the "silver ceiling" and taking the business world by storm. They are a generation of spirited, vivacious and entrepreneurial grannies, ripping up the rule book and eschewing steady retirement in order to launch successful businesses.
如今，又有了“奶奶企業家”，她們沖破職場“銀色屋頂”，席卷整個商務領域。她們是意氣風發、生性活潑，具有創業精神的奶奶輩，她們打破一切固有規則，放棄穩定的退休生活，只為成就個人創業。

Historically, the over-50s have had fewer entrepreneurs. But according to the UK Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report published by Aston University Business School in July 2014, 6.5 per cent of over-50s are starting businesses - the same percentage as 18 to 49-year-olds - for the first time.
從歷史上來看，50歲以上人群中鮮有創業者。不過，由英國阿斯頓大學商學院2014年7月發布的英國全球創業觀察報告顯示，50歲以上人群中有6.5%在創業，首次與18-49歲人群中的創業人數占比持平。

They may have had a long career in employment, but when retirement looms they think: "Hang on, I want to do something I'm passionate about now," and many devise business plans to become their own boss.
他們或許一直在為別人工作，可當退休生活來臨時，他們會想：“等等，我現在想做一些自己熱愛的事情，”而很多人都選擇繪制商業藍圖，自己當老板。

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）