It's never too late to reinvent yourself. Take it from Paul Tasner. After working continuously for other people for 40 years, he founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for a business with his experience and passion. And he's not alone. As he shares in this short, funny and inspirational talk, seniors are increasingly indulging their entrepreneurial instincts -- and seeing great success.
1. Paul used to work as a _______________________________ at a consumer products company.
2. Although he had been fired he was not so worried as he had a good _________________ and _________________ .
3. For the next couple of years he turned to ___________________ but without any passion.
4. Then, and idea began to take root, born from his ________________________.
5. He had a lot of issues to deal with: manufacturers, outsourcing, _____________, patents, partnerships, _______________, etc.
6. He had to compete for funding with very young people from _______________.
7. Five years later, they have won ___________________________.
8. He's now doing the most __________________ and ____________________ work in his life.
9. The Small Business Administration states that _________________ of new jobs created in the private sector in the USA are thanks to small businesses like his.
10. According to CMI, the older entrepreneurs in his country have a 70% _______________ starting ventures and that number plummets to _____________ for younger entrepreneurs.
1. director or operations
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3. consulting
4. concern for our environment
5. job creation / funding
6. the high-tech industry
7. more than 20 awards
8. rewarding / meaningful
9. 64%
10. success rate / 28%