There is No Age Limit on Entrepreneurship

By Corey Graham 2.0

While our society is currently pushing our young people to consider entrepreneurship, I want to us to remember that entrepreneurship can be pursued whether you are 15 or 55. It is not something you pursue when you are younger with the hope that if it does not work out someone else will hire you.

Entrepreneurship is always billed as an intense process that is best for young people. However, I agree with Napoleon Hill author of ‘Think and Grow Rich’ who believes that building a business can happen at any time at your life. He goes on to say “I have discovered, from analysis of over 25 000 people that men who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before age 40, and more often they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of fifty.”

Making your discovery between the ages of 40-50 or even later is not too late to start working on an enterprise that could end up becoming your legacy.

The reality is that many persons at this age pick up a hobby or choose to play an active role in non-profit organizations. In that case, it’s really not that far-fetched to take the step of starting your own business.

Now please note I am not saying that starting a business is a piece of cake. The process is going to provide you with its fair share of unique challenges. The key is really to pace yourself and stick within your means.

They say that experience is the best teacher which is one thing you will have going for you as an older entrepreneur. It’s a collection of life experiences which can offer you priceless insights into many areas of the business, from human resources to operations to marketing to customer service, you take your pick. Bring all your experience to bear in the creation of your business.

An added benefit as you grow older is that many of your peers have disposable income. It means that some of your first customers can and probably will be your peers. It’s a lot less scary when you have customers lining up and ready before opening day.

If you feel like this is making sense but you are still sceptical let me leave you with the link to Colonel Harland Sanders, the man who founded the world famous Kentucky Fried Chicken at 65 years old! Enjoy and remember you can never wait too late to start a business!