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9 Billionaires that Found Success After Turning 40

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You might think that the only way to achieve success is to have it at a young age, but this is typically not the way that success and wealth are earned. Many of the most influential and wealthy entrepreneurs did not have success until they were older in age. This means that age is nothing but a number and with more age comes more wisdom. Just because you are older does not mean that you do not have the ability to start a successful business. Here are a few of the key takeaways from this infographic.

1) Set Up for Success
One of the things that older entrepreneurs have going for them is that they have more experience and wisdom on their side. The best teacher is experience and those that are older have a lot more experiences and past failures. This means that they have a better idea of what will work and what will not work. Being older when you are launching a business often sets you up for success in a way that younger entrepreneurs are not ready for. Being older should be seen as an attribute when you are launching a business of any type. This means that advanced age should not be something that holds you back in any way.

2) Higher Rate of Businesses
It should also be noted that people that are older actually start new businesses at a higher rate than those that are older. It might actually be surprising to learn that those people in the ages of 50 to 60 actually start businesses at a much higher rate than those that are between the ages of 20 to 30. It might seem like many of the new businesses are being started by entrepreneurs that are extremely young, but this is not the case. Those that are starting new businesses are actually older in age and ready for the challenge.

3) Less Worry
It is also true that older founders of businesses worry much less about the risk that they are taking. This means that entrepreneurs that are older when they start a business are less worried about failure or their family. This allows them to just take the challenge head on and not have anything that is holding them back in any way. They are ready for the challenge and are less held back by risk when they are older when starting the business.

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