5 startups invented by older women
'04.04.2019'
Source: Peopletalk
It is considered to be that start-ups are, as a rule, young men and women who have just graduated from an institution of higher education and are filled with fresh ideas. In fact, everything is not so. These women have proven that you can build a successful business in old age. Peopletalk presents you five successful business stories from the life of women older than 55 years.
Sue Davis
The Exerhoop Hoops
The energetic grandmother of six grandchildren Sue Davis from New Zealand regularly visits the gym.
She was always upset that the hoops in the hall were intended for people with a narrow waist or for children, but she was completely unsuitable. Davis found a way out. She began to produce hoops, the diameter of which - one meter.
Now a week she sells about 10 pieces for $ 25 each. And you can buy them in the online store The Exerhoop.
Anita Crook
Pouchee Cosmetic Bag
Anita Crook, a housewife from South Carolina (USA), in her 58 years was completely absorbed in family cares. She was always terribly annoyed by impractical bags and cosmetic bags, in which it is always impossible to find anything.
Then she decided to create a dream makeup bag with all sorts of pockets and compartments. Drawing a sketch, Crook showed it to a familiar dressmaker. The result exceeded all expectations.
After a successful experiment, the woman ordered a test batch in China and called her wonder cosmetics Pouchee. The first 2000 units sold in a friend’s store in a couple of weeks. Five years later, her company's revenue was $ 2 million.
Pearl Malkin
Flower canes Happy Canes
California resident Pearl Malkin (90) after eye surgery for a long time tormented by vertigo. The cane, which her grandchildren bought for Pearl to make it easier to walk, was so dismal and gloomy that the old woman decided to decorate it with bright flowers.
Neighbors and passers-by fiction of a woman led to a complete delight. Then Pearl's grandson, Adam (30), decided to organize a campaign to raise funds for the mass production of such reeds.
Now the canes, decorated with artificial flowers, diverge with a bang. They can be purchased on the Etsy website at 60 $ per share.
Lucille Green
Agency for the care of older people Visiting Angels
Lucille Green from Illinois (USA) at the age of 71, lost her husband. In order to somehow bring Lucille out of deep depression, a friend suggested that she go head over to work. The woman listened to the advice and became the senior franchisee of the nursing care agency Visiting Angels.
Today, Green has many assistants who handle the company's paperwork.
Despite the fact that Lucille lost her sight, she did not quit her job and regularly visits the office.
Katy Tolleson
Shop for women's motorcycles ROAR Motorcycles
A woman from Florida (USA) Katie Tolleson has time for everything. She is the mother of five children, grandmother 13 grandchildren, and this did not prevent her to create a successful company in 55 years. In 2008, she opened a motorcycle shop for women ROAR Motorcycles.
In it, you can choose a motorcycle that matches your color and configuration, and buy biker clothes. Katie first got into a bike in 10 years, and she is a real expert in her business.
But her main dream came true when a woman began to produce her own motorcycles called WildKaT worth $ 25 thousand.
