Entrepreneurs: Born Or Made?

Entrepreneurial tendencies, including the ability to recognize business opportunities, are heavily influenced by genetic factors, according to a study by a professor of entrepreneurial studies at Case Western Reserve University, CNN reports.

The researchers compared the entrepreneurial activity of 870 pairs of identical twins, who share 100% of their genes, and 857 pairs of same-sex fraternal twins, who share 50%, to see how much of entrepreneurial behavior is genetic and how much is environmental. The result? Entrepreneurs, the researchers concluded, are about 40% born and 60% made. Researchers say that 15 years from now, entrepreneurs might even be identified through DNA testing.