Age has a curvilinear relationship with the exploitation of opportunity. Initially, age will increase   the likelihood that a person will exploit an entrepreneurial opportunity because people gather   much of the knowledge necessary to exploit opportunities over   the course of their lives,   and   because   age   provides credibility   in transmitting   that information   to others.   However, as people become older, their willingness to bear risks declines, their opportunity costs rise, and they become less receptive to new information._______________________________