Making a New Start in a Business of Their Own

  • Date: 21-Oct-2020
  • Source: The New York Times
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Middle East
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Making a New Start in a Business of Their Own

Whether because of layoffs or a desire for a new challenge, older people are becoming entrepreneurs at an increasing rate.When Dave Summers created his own company, he and his wife moved to Tennessee, where they can be outdoors near the Great Smoky Mountains.Credit...Shawn Poynter for The New York TimesBy Kerry HannonIn April, Dave Summers lost his job as director of digital media productions at the American Management Association, a casualty of layoffs brought on by the pandemic.Mr. Summers, 60, swiftly launched his own business as a digital media producer, coach and animator who creates podcasts, webcasts and video blogs.And in September, he and his wife, who teaches nursery school, moved from Danbury, Conn., to Maryville, Tenn., which they discovered while visiting their son in Nashville. “My new work is all