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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 entrepreneursUplifting stories about everyday people who took a big leap and reinvented themselvesTen 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.
About the Author
Lynne Strang is, herself, a late bloomer. In 2010, she retired from her "real job" of 17 years to become a freelance writer and book author. Her blog, Late-Blooming Entrepreneurs, covers topics of interest to aspiring and new entrepreneurs who are 40 and older. Previously, she was Vice President of Communications for a financial services trade association, where she wrote about credit issues affecting consumers and small businesses. She lives with her family in Northern Virginia.
