June 29th, 2009
6 Tips for Starting a Business After Age 50
Dan Olszewski, director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the Wisconsin School of Business, thinks Baby Boomers’ experience can put them in a better position than most to succeed. Olszewski shared his insights in an article on the U.S. News and World Report Web site that outlined steps for the 50-plus entrepreneur.
“Many of the most successful businesses are when the entrepreneur knows something about the industry and they are able to leverage that knowledge in some way and come up with a better solution,” Olszewski says in the article, which quotes several Madison-area entrepreneurs on their experiences.