{"id":7731,"date":"2019-09-08T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T21:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=7731"},"modified":"2019-09-08T17:30:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T21:30:12","slug":"starting-a-business-after-50-expert-advice-from-kerry-hannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=7731","title":{"rendered":"Starting A Business After 50? Expert Advice from Kerry Hannon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>POSTED BY&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.secondactstories.org\/author\/admin_andy\/\">ANDY LEVINE<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"336\" width=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.secondactstories.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Photo-Kerry-Hannon-edited-763x400.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10827539\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/4682b4\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerry Hannon is an absolute rock star in the world of career transitions and personal finance. She has written 12 books in this area as well as literally hundreds of articles for The New York Times, Forbes, Money, USA Today, US News and World Report and AARP. She is a sought- after speaker and expert who has appeared on everything from ABC News to NPR to The Dr. Phil Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her latest book is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1119547903\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1119547903&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=kerrhann-20&amp;linkId=a0fab2084a044b02c507fdf777d48bbb\">Never Too Old To Get Rich: The Entrepreneur\u2019s Guide To Starting A Business Mid-Life.\u201d<\/a> We caught up with Kerry before a book signing in New York City for her perspective on the emerging trend of late-in-life entrepreneurs. It\u2019s a fast-paced discussion littered with nuggets of Kerry\u2019s wisdom from years studying second acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"967\" data-attachment-id=\"7563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=7563\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?fit=1838%2C2775&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1838,2775\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hannon_never\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?fit=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?fit=640%2C967&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?resize=640%2C967&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?resize=600%2C906&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?w=1838&amp;ssl=1 1838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hannon_never-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.secondactstories.org\/ready-to-start-a-business-after-50-expert-advice-from-kerry-hannon\/\">Listen on Second Act Stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.secondactstories.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Episode-Outline-Hannon-for-website.pdf\">DOWNLOAD EPISODE TRANSCRIPT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more about Kerry and her work, here\u2019s a link to her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to <a href=\"hrrp:\/\/www.encore.org\">Encore.org\u2019s <\/a>Marci Alboher for connecting me with Kerry.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"small\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Starting A Business After 50? 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