Late-Blooming Entrepreneurs: Eight Principles for Starting a Business After Age 40

A one-time flight attendant founds a cybersecurity business. A yoga instructor opens an organic mattress company. A former steel industry executive forms a limousine service. A retired nurse creates an international golf clothing line. Late-Blooming Entrepreneurs introduces these and other contemporary entrepreneurs who started prosperous businesses in their 40s, 50s and later. Just about all of them say they wouldn't have succeeded if they had started their companies when they were younger. Author Lynne Strang reveals eight simple-but-effective principles these late bloomers used to launch and build profitable businesses. Along the way, you'll find: - Valuable insights on managing risk, retirement, family responsibilities, relationships, health and other potential obstacles that can worry aspiring older entrepreneurs - Uplifting stories about everyday people who took a big leap and reinvented themselves - Ten action steps at the end of each chapter to make the principles work for you and your business idea - A list of useful resources especially for late-blooming entrepreneurs This easy-to-read book shows why the second half of life can be the right time to start a business. It will deliver a healthy dose of inspiration and leave you with a belief that you're never too old to fulfill a dream.

Author: Lynne Beverly Strang
Publisher: White Chimney Press
Published: 03/14/2014
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780989980326

About the Author
Lynne Strang is, herself, a late bloomer. In 2010, she retired from her "real job" of 17 years to become a communications consultant, freelance writer and book author. Her award-winning blog, Late Blooming Entrepreneurs, covers topics of interest to aspiring entrepreneurs who are 40 and older. Previously, she was Vice President of Communications for a major financial trade association, where she wrote about credit issues affecting consumers and small businesses. She lives with her family in Northern Virginia. To reach Lynne, please send her an email at lbstrang@gmail.com.

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