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The older enterpreneur is an important, If not well understood, phenomenon.

English translation: Older entrepreneurs form an important though not well understood...

13:06 Jun 4, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources
English term or phrase: The older enterpreneur is an important, If not well understood, phenomenon.
The older enterpreneur is an important, If not well understood, phenomenon. Self-employment rates increase dramatically among people aged 50 and over indicating that some older workers transition from wage-and-salary career employment to self-employment.

Could you rephrase the sentence please?

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Yigit Ati
Türkiye
Local time: 12:57
Selected answer:Older entrepreneurs form an important though not well understood...
Explanation:
....part of (employment or unemployment statistics, or whatever else best fits your context).

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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:57
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Thanks!!
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4Older entrepreneurs form an important though not well understood...
Jack Doughty
4 +1Please see below
Arabic & More
5the older enterpreneur, albeit important, is not a well understood phen...
Amanda Jane Lowles
4There is an important phenomenon of older people becoming entrepreneurs (see below)
Martin Riordan


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the older enterpreneur is an important, if not well understood, phenomenon.
There is an important phenomenon of older people becoming entrepreneurs (see below)


Explanation:
"There is an important phenomenon of older people becoming entrepreneurs, but in spite of being important, this phenomenon is not well understood."

I have tried to rephrase it so as to make the meaning clearer.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 06:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thanks!

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the older enterpreneur is an important, if not well understood, phenomenon.
Older entrepreneurs form an important though not well understood...


Explanation:
....part of (employment or unemployment statistics, or whatever else best fits your context).



Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46
Grading comment
Thanks!!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!!


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agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
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agree  Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
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agree  Thayenga
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the older enterpreneur is an important, if not well understood, phenomenon.
Please see below


Explanation:
It is more common these days to see older people who are self-employed. While the reasons for this are not entirely clear, it is definitely an important/significant trend.

Arabic & More
Jordan
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
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1 day 48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the older enterpreneur is an important, if not well understood, phenomenon.
the older enterpreneur, albeit important, is not a well understood phen...


Explanation:
Another suggestion

Sorry but it wouldn't all fit in the TT.

the older enterpreneur, albeit important, is not a well understood phenomenon.

Amanda Jane Lowles
Italy
Local time: 11:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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