More Americans in their 50s, 60s, and beyond are starting businesses than ever before—but they’re also facing new, mounting challenges. In this episode of
Friends Talk Money, we unpack what’s fueling this surge in encore entrepreneurship and how recent policy shifts—especially cuts to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and new trade barriers—are making it harder for older founders to succeed. Special guest
Hedy Ratner, co-founder of the
Women’s Business Development Center, joins us to discuss how older entrepreneurs, particularly women and minorities, are being affected.
