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Carmen Del Guercio's second act was inspired by a personal desire to address food insecurity. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of The Great Unretirement, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by Read More...

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Author: Carmen Cusido

A young venture capital firm is searching for the new 'new thing' among older entrepreneurs. Katerina Stroponiati has a thought exercise for you: Go out on the street and ask any random person about Read More...

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Author: Chris Taylor

If you’re thinking about working part-time in retirement, be sure to think these things through. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of The Great Unretirement, a Next Avenue initiative made Read More...

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Author: Richard Eisenberg

Jackie Lange founded her company, Panama Relocation Tours, after moving to Panama in 2010. Popular wisdom suggests that successful entrepreneurs and business leaders get their start early in life. Read More...

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Author: Lin Grensing-Pophal

Some are bored and some are broke; one was just tired of needlessly long lines at the drug store. Others started new careers as rabbis, doulas, and resort owners. Gerry Galewski of Milwaukee retired Read More...

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Author: Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Breaking Down Barriers is a nonprofit founded by Doug Parker, the former Chairman and CEO of American Airlines, as his "unretirement" project after he stepped down. It's goal is to train more POC as Read More...

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Author: Richard Eisenberg

If you keep abreast of the news on a regular basis, it's rare to go even one day without hearing about the spread of artificial intelligence. From customer service to cybersecurity to inventory Read More...

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Author: Terri Williams

As a young girl growing up in Valley Stream, New York, Lori Thomson dreamed of someday opening her own business. "I always wanted to build something for myself," she says. "Although at the time I Read More...

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Author: Nancy Collamer

Like millions of Americans, Steve Powell was a caregiver for his aging parents. "My mother and father both had a chronic falling problem," the former tech worker said in a phone interview. "It got to Read More...

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Author: Erin Jay

Jon Polonsky (in photo above) is CEO of Plaid Pantry, a chain of gas station/convenience stores in the Pacific Northwest.  My wife and I bought our first fully electric vehicle, a used, Read More...

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Author: John Wasik