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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...
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Author: Erin Jay
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...
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Author: Ellen Ryan
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...
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Author: Chris Farrell
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...
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Author: Nancy Collamer
7 Generation Games designs and develops computer games to teach math to kids age 8 to 14, particularly Native American and Spanish-speaking students. | Credit: 7 Read More...
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Author: Richard Eisenberg
If you want to take a conversation in an interesting direction, ask a group of adults what they think is the most popular age for entrepreneurship. The typical answer in my experience is the younger Read More...
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Author: Chris Farrell
EDITORS NOTE: This first-person account of changing careers and starting a business is one in a series of eight first-hand stories shared by Next Avenue readers. The full collection is available Read More...
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Author: Mark Stein
EDITOR'S NOTE: This first-person account of changing careers and starting a business is one in a series of eight stories shared by Next Avenue readers. The full collection is available here . By Lori Read More...
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Author: Mark Stein
At the age of 51, Russell Brent launched Balzac & Company, a successful yarn store in Ocean Grove, N.J. Like many other second act personalities, Brent found his inspiration by returning to an Read More...
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Author: Andrew Levine
Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business. Future installments will Read More...
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Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden