Most successful entrepreneurs nowadays are young. Because of this, many middle-aged people are thinking twice about starting their own businesses. They get the impression that their age could be detrimental to victorious entrepreneurship. Do you find yourself in similar dilemma? If yes, read the rest of this post and be inspired by the achievements of middle-aged men and women who had a business start-up in their late 30's and so on.
Colonel Sanders - Colonel Sanders is a fast food mogul who owns the world-renowned Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC. There is a website that is dedicated to Colonel Sanders. It reads as follows: "In 1930, the then 40-year-old Sanders was operating a service station in Corbin, Kentucky, and it was there that he began cooking for hungry travelers who stopped in for gas. He didn't have a restaurant yet, so patrons ate from his own dining table in the station's humble living quarters. It was then that he invented what's called “home meal replacement” — selling complete meals to busy, time-strapped families. He called it, “Sunday Dinner, Seven Days a Week.”
Colonel Sanders - Colonel Sanders is a fast food mogul who owns the world-renowned Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC. There is a website that is dedicated to Colonel Sanders. It reads as follows: "In 1930, the then 40-year-old Sanders was operating a service station in Corbin, Kentucky, and it was there that he began cooking for hungry travelers who stopped in for gas. He didn't have a restaurant yet, so patrons ate from his own dining table in the station's humble living quarters. It was then that he invented what's called “home meal replacement” — selling complete meals to busy, time-strapped families. He called it, “Sunday Dinner, Seven Days a Week.”
Martha Stewart - Martha Stewart became famous in the catering industry in her mid-30's while juggling her modeling career and mommy duties. Then, her Martha Stewart Living magazine was fully developed in her 50's.
Vera Wang - When it comes to bridal gowns, nothing beats the popularity of Vera Wang's brand. Vera Wang first worked as a fashion journalist before she finally entered the bridal couture at the age of 39.
Reid Hoffman - Hoffman founded LinkedIn at the age of 35 after working in the academe in his 20's and working for Apple in the 90's where he started his first attempts in social networking platform. When he left Apple, he formed another social networking platform called SocialNet in 1997. His learnings from the unsuccessful platforms he previously created led to the creation of the leading platform for career networking today - LinkedIn.
Vera Wang - When it comes to bridal gowns, nothing beats the popularity of Vera Wang's brand. Vera Wang first worked as a fashion journalist before she finally entered the bridal couture at the age of 39.
Reid Hoffman - Hoffman founded LinkedIn at the age of 35 after working in the academe in his 20's and working for Apple in the 90's where he started his first attempts in social networking platform. When he left Apple, he formed another social networking platform called SocialNet in 1997. His learnings from the unsuccessful platforms he previously created led to the creation of the leading platform for career networking today - LinkedIn.