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The Basic Principles of The Midlife Entrepreneur’s Journey

How Ready Are You to Start a Business after 50? 

Take The Midlife Entrepreneur Readiness Assessment and find out!

EXPLORE

Decide whether starting a business after 50 is right for you, and if so what kind.

START

Discover and refine your business idea, niche and ideal customers/clients.

GROW

Build your products or services; expand your mindset, strategies and markets.

ADAPT

Plan for transition as you age: scale up or down, identify successors, sell, or close.

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Karen Wylie, M.Ed., Ed.D.

ABOUT KAREN WYLIE & MIDLIFE ENTREPRENEUR

Karen Wylie has been an entrepreneur for 35 years, creating both product and service businesses: 16 years as an executive coach and management consultant, and 19 years as a seasonal, tourism-based business owner in the Blue Ridge mountains.

“I am a lifelong educator who helps people reimagine their lives after 50 and start businesses. But my clients would tell you my real specialty is helping you rekindle old dreams.” Read More

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