Barnabas File

For many adults, 60 is the new 40.  As older adults remain healthy and active into their seventies, many seem reluctant to fade into the background.  In fact a number of older adults see their later years as the opportunity to undertake tasks that they had put on the back burner or to accomplish goals deferred due to the raising of a family and pursuit of a career. Chris Farrell of Marketplace Money reported recently, “ Millions of people between the ages of 44 and 70 say they want encore careers that combine personal meaning, continued income, and social impact. ”  Rather than devote themselves totally to recreation, travel, and time with grandchildren (all good things), they want to do more and make a difference in the world. Although I have not found a similar study conducted in the United States, research commissioned by Barclays in the United Kingdom discovered, “Entrepreneurs aged over 50 now account for an estimated 15% of all start-ups in England and W...