50+ Entrepreneurs

More and more people over 50 are launching businesses. They have the knowledge, skills, and experience that can be perfect for a small business. However, these entrepreneurs may also need help in other areas to start or grow a business successfully. If you are an over 50 entrepreneur, our resources can assist you in taking your company to the next level.

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STARTUP She Sticks to Her Knitting - Susan Smigielski Acker
1 Feb 2013

When family and friends would see the amount of yarn stored in Roz Klein's extra bedroom, their response was always the same, "You should open a yarn store."  After 35 years as an educator, retiring as director at Norfolk Collegiate's Middle School in June, Klein opened Baa Baa Sheep in Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood in August.

Klein received help with the business side of her store from her brother-in-law, Carlisle Wroton, who was active in the Hampton Roads Chapter of SCORE.