Starting a Business at 50 and Beyond -- Age is a Great Advantage, Not a Barrier

Jeff Williams new booklet, 10 Tips To Have Fun & Make Money In Your Own 50+ Business" (free, www.bizstarters.com), includes a section on how prospective 50+ entrepreneurs should see their age not as a weakness, but as a great strength.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 25, 2005 -- A number of national business magazines have recently featured articles on how 50 and over corporate managers are finding their age to be a major deterrent to finding and holding a job. But according to Chicago-based business start-up expert, Jeff Williams, 50+ individuals who choose to launch their own businesses enjoy some real advantages over their younger counterparts.

Williams new booklet, 10 Tips To Have Fun & Make Money In Your Own 50+ Business" (free, www.bizstarters.com), includes a section on how prospective 50+ entrepreneurs should see their age not as a weakness, but as a great strength.

Williams highlights a number of entrepreneurial advantages people 50 and beyond enjoy:

* Theyve learned to be patient to let good things develop.

* They like to carefully research and conceptualize new ideas.

* They know where to find money and are disciplined in managing it.

* They know how to work well with a variety of people.

* Theyre clear on what they do and dont like.

* They know how to budget their time.

* They have a keen sense of good, and bad, customer service.

* They know what they are good at doing and have confidence when theyre doing it.

Jeff Williams is the founder of Chicago-based Bizstarters.com, through which he has presented business start-up training and coaching to thousands of new business owners. A fifty-plus business owner himself, Jeff specializes in showing his peers how to start a business that will inspire and reward them. He can be reached at jeff@bizstarters.com.

A free copy of his booklet is available by visiting http://www.bizstarters.com.

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