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As founders retire, more daughters are becoming owners and CEOs of family firms, challenging old assumptions about who should lead the next generation.
Midlife founders can pursue a long-held dream while lowering risk through planning, part-time income, community connections and flexibility.
Native American founders are creating companies in fields from broadband to design while drawing on community, tradition and modern technology.
Later-life founders are launching businesses in rural America, creating jobs, strengthening communities and finding meaningful second-act careers.
The coronavirus pandemic has been especially vicious to America’s small business owners — including those over 50.
This story illustrates a major theme of the second-life small business owner: The critical role community plays in the creation and the running of a startup.
Abundant experience, wide networks and personal capital help to make people over 50 particularly successful in starting small businesses.
Entrepreneurs are discovering small towns whose enthusiastic business and civic mentors are a catalyst for a success.
A revival in startups after COVID is opening opportunities for Black small-business owners.
From Ben & Jerry to Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, complementary collaborators can propel a venture to great heights. Choose your partner carefully.
With institutional financing hard to find, mid-life entrepreneurs must expand the knowledge and skills that will improve the odds for their new businesses.
Some people change plans after they retire; others make change itself their plan.
