Your Guide to
Self-Employment

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Advice From Successful Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs who started their businesses at 50+ share what they learned.

Your Business

AARP and the Small Business Administration join forces to help entrepreneurs over 50 start new businesses

Small Business Resources to Help You

AARP and the Small Business Administration are helping people 50+ get the information they need to start and grow small businesses

Video: Is Starting a Small Business Right for You?

Take a look at a brief video to help you decide if small business ownership is right for you. View

Quiz: The Basics of Starting Your Own Business

Do you have what it takes to start your own company? Take the quiz and find out!

Encore Entrepreneurs

A self-paced, easy-to-follow 30-minute online course designed for those who are planning to start a business as a second or third career

Build Your Business Plan

A step-by-step tool to help you write your business plan

More Boomers Are Becoming Their Own Bosses. Are You?

A growing number of workers age 50-plus are turning interests, hobbies or skills into a small business

In Search of a Second Act: The Challenges and Advantages of Senior Entrepreneurship

AARP testimony to the Senate Special Committee on Aging and Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on the challenges and advantages of senior entrepreneurship

MONEY MATTERS

Calculating Expenses Using Adding Machine, Financing Your Start Up Business

Wise Advice

SCORE matches retired executives as mentors with aspiring entrepreneurs.

Find the Entrepreneurial Advice You Need

SCORE volunteers have business savvy and the desire to share what they know

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Does Your Business Have a Marketing Plan?

Here's what small-business owners need to know

Starting a Business Over 50

Open a franchise and draw on the experience of those who have already run one

business tips

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How to Start a Freelance Business

Everything you need to know about legal, tax and contractual paperwork

Practical Tips for Working at Home

From taxes to insurance, here's what entrepreneurs need to know

Do You Have What It Takes?

Closely examine your finances, your business idea and yourself before taking the plunge

From The
EXPERTS

Tips for Virtual Job Fair

Digital career fairs are on the rise. Plan in advance to potentially meet your future employer online read

Is Starting a Small Business Right for You?

A checklist of questions to ask yourself if you have what it takes to be a small business owner and key decisions to help you turn your business idea into a real possibilities as an Encore Entrepreneur.