STA RT S MA LL. S TART S M A RT. S TA RT R I G H T N OW.
Start a Business at Any Age
There has never been a better time to start your own business but taking that leap of faith can seem like a daunting risk rather than an exciting new venture. But here’s the truth: Your community needs you. The world needs you. You have time to make a difference, and you have the experience, resilience, and drive to make it. Written as your field guide to the rocky terrain of entrepreneurship, Ageless Startup is is the bridge that takes you from employee to entrepreneur or empty-nester to business-owner. With award-winning entrepreneur Rick Terrien as your guide, kickstart your entrepreneurial journey with this book and learn to:
“Brilliant. Ageless Startup is a handbook for how to shape your future, so your most rewarding work lies ahead—work that benefits you and makes a difference in the lives of countless others. A must for career planning for anyone over forty!”
CARL SCHRAMM
Former president of the Kauffman Foundation and author of Burn the Business Plan
A GEL E S S S TA R T UP
Make a smooth transition from working for someone else to working for yourself Minimize your risk and maximize your value Set a pace that’s right for you and your business Create a business system that keeps you on track and comfortable
RICK TERRIEN is a lifelong innovator and is now exploring
ISBN-13: 978-1-59918-663-4 ISBN-10: 1-59918-663-2
Rick Terrien
$21.99 US Entrepreneurship / Small Business Cover design by Andrew Welyczko
T ERRIEN
entrepreneurship in the second half of life. Since age 45, Rick has earned nine patents and successfully launched multiple new for-profit and nonprofit enterprises, earning national and international awards. Rick was recognized as one of AARP’s Purpose Prize Fellows (Making A Difference is Ageless).
A GEL E SS STARTUP
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Foreword by JOHN GOLDEN , Managing Director of the Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator at Slippery Rock University