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NEW YORK -- Stressed out and unhappy in her job with a hospital's finance department, Marianne D'Eugenio wanted to do something else. But what? She tried consulting, eventually went to work full time for a client -- and "realized I was right back where I was five years ago."
Then, at the age of 55, D'Eugenio found an unexpected niche, starting Quadrille Quilting, a shop in North Haven, Conn. So far, she's making enough money to live on, and "my attitude's changed a lot" since going into business for herself.See the full content of this document
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Starting a Business Not Only for the Young
Starting a company for the first time after 50 might seem challenging and risky, but for downsized or burned out corporate executives, it can be the best -- sometimes the only -- way to earn a living. And although being a middle-a...
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