50+ entrepreneurs

Owning a business can be a fulfilling experience. If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur who’s been thinking about launching your own business post-pandemic or post-retirement, we’re here to help. 

Are you a small business owner looking for ways to build your business? AARP members and guests are invited to connect with us virtually this June for FREE business seminars that will provide you with the tools and resources to strive, promote, negotiate, and build your business!

At AARP, we envision a world where workers aged 50-plus are empowered, valued and have the opportunity to create new business and work for as long as they need or desire.  For many small business owners and entrepreneurs, it is cluttered, competitive, can be difficult to navigate, and does not offer the unique guidance and resources that they need. As people live longer lives and the nature of work evolved, they will need to find ways to continually reskill and translate experience to new jobs and careers.

According to Beth Hohensee, the “diva” in Studio Flora Diva, one of Asheville, NC’s, most popular floral designers, “Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. Sometimes you’re paralyzed with fear, and you move ahead anyway.”

Kaye Bentley is the founder of Asheville Rooftop Bar Tours and is one of Asheville’s proudest ambassadors.

Small businesses adapts to pandemic

Interview with Kirsten Fuchs, Baked Pie Company

The three-hour Work for Yourself@50+ workshop will help you decide if the self-employment journey is right for you.

CarolAnn Bauer is an Encore Entrepreneur in every sense. The 67 year-old is the winner of three entrepreneurial awards in the Asheville area.

Last week, the seven of us, all seven Entrepreneurs in this Bootcamp, respectfully, in awe, went before “The Panel”.