Fifty really is the new 30 for many risk-taking boomers. A recent survey shows nearly a quarter of new entrepreneurs are between 55 and 64, the Associated Press reports. Post 50s have more time and resources than 20-somethings, and they're spending both in meaningful ways.
In 2009, there were twice as many entrepreneurs over 50 than there were under 25, according to PBS Newshour.
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Last week Forbes released its annual list of "The World's Most Powerful People," and many of the list-makers are well-known entrepreneurs like Warren Buffett and Bernard Arnault... but women are getting a piece of the business action too.
Here are the tales of five inspiring women entrepreneurs and how they got ahead:
