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Never too late: Meet the women who started businesses in their 40s
by Amanda Cassidy
12th Feb 2021
12th Feb 2021
It’s widely believed that the most successful entrepreneurs are in their 20s and 30s. But recent research by the Harvard Business Review found that the average age of entrepreneurs is 45. Amanda Cassidy speaks to those who went out on their own later in life Six years ago, Jo Taylor was diagnosed with incurable secondary breast cancer. It is an illness that has an average life expectancy of 2-3 years. The shock of her diagnosis spurred...