Tag: midlife

Breaking Down Barriers is a nonprofit founded by Doug Parker, the former Chairman and CEO of American Airlines, as his "unretirement" project after he stepped down. It's goal is to train more POC as Read more

A surprising number of older adults are retiring from retirement, whether because they need money or miss the satisfaction of work. Retirement was formalized in the United States with the Read more

As a young girl growing up in Valley Stream, New York, Lori Thomson dreamed of someday opening her own business. "I always wanted to build something for myself," she says. "Although at the time I Read more

Like millions of Americans, Steve Powell was a caregiver for his aging parents. "My mother and father both had a chronic falling problem," the former tech worker said in a phone interview. "It got to Read more

Changing demographics, economic upheavals, and other factors have led to a big increase in people who choose to start their own businesses late in life. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation reported Read more

Across the whole of America they come: the lawyers and financiers, marketers and architects, librarians (of course) and writers and teachers. In a second — or even third — career, they are Read more

Courtney Burton has spent most of her career in the retail industry. She was a merchant for several major companies, including Target, CVS, Albertson's and Lane Bryant. For the last 11 years of her Read more

Maureen and Jim Elitzak are known around Scottsdale, Arizona, for their exquisite bonbons, bars, brownies and caramels, which can be found at Zak's Chocolate , the shiny shop where they make Read more

Many older Americans dream about working for themselves. Yet new business owners often find entrepreneurship stressful, especially during the lean start-up years. Fortunately, experts say that while Read more

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of Navigating Change, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX . Younger workers are entitled prima donnas who Read more