According to statistics, most start-up entrepreneurs are young people from 20 to 40 years old. And this is quite understandable, since young people want everything at once, they are more risk-averse, more mobile and open to new things.
However, oddly enough, many people start their business after 50 years. This is explained by the fact that a pension is approaching, the size of which does not allow us to hope for prosperity.
In addition, the children have already grown up, there is a lot of free time and, finally, you can do what you had no time to do in your youth.
Another reason people start businesses at age 50 is that they have a certain amount of capital that people want to invest before inflation eats it up.
All these reasons play a role in the organization of their own business by mature people. But the main role, of course, is played by the desire for self-realization.
After all, with age, people already know how to prioritize and know exactly what they really want.
How successful are late starts?
Everything depends again on the set of knowledge and skills of a novice entrepreneur, on his experience accumulated earlier.
1) The most successful are people who have gained experience in commercial structures.
People from commercial structures already know what risks arise when doing business; know how to calculate not only income, but also expenses; soberly weigh their options.
2) Another successful category of people who start a business at the age of 50 are middle and top managers of power structures. Extensive connections acquired over the years of work allow not only to see the development potential, but also to solve many issues through acquaintances.
3) It is more difficult for those who have worked in the public sector in secondary positions all their lives. However, among them there are successful businessmen who have achieved success due to high motivation and practical skills gained during their work.
What do you need to do to start your own business at 50 or later?
1) First of all, assess your potential, review your skills and knowledge, understand what you really want to do in order to fully realize yourself. Only self-employment that brings satisfaction can lead to success. It is impossible to build your successful business by doing something that does not have a soul.
2) In addition, it is necessary to estimate the amount of capital that can be invested in a business without bringing oneself to complete ruin. After all, owning a business always carries risks, so you need to be ready to part with some part of the money, considering it a tuition fee.
However, one should not consider this money lost in advance, dooming oneself to failure. After all, this capital, on the contrary, should bring prosperity in the future.
You just need to treat it as an irrevocable investment in business.
3) And be sure to enlist the support of family members. It is difficult to succeed if, instead of support, you receive reproaches for a waste of time and money.
Examples of other people’s successful undertakings should keep us optimistic and believe in the success of our business. And then everything will definitely work out.
