CEO Brandon Frere: Entrepreneurship is an Option at Any Age

It’s true that to start a business, great entrepreneurs need to give everything they’ve got. Creating and maintaining a successful business is usually not about going only part of the way.

 So yes, that requires energy, enthusiasm, and drive. But in our youth-obsessed culture, we often think this means someone has to be barely 20-years-old if they want to get ahead in business, and it’s just not true. Brandon Frere, a founder and CEO of Frere Enterprises and multiple ventures, applauds entrepreneurs who are founding businesses at every age.

“For some people, their twenties is when they strike gold, but others may use that time to figure out their lives, develop skills, and build their knowledge,” said Frere. “More and more founders who are forty, fifty, and above are emerging and I love that we are moving away from this idea that there’s only one age to become successful. Don’t get me wrong, some people who were early successes are my heroes, but that’s just one kind of story.”

After a decline in entrepreneurship in general in the United States, the country is actually in a small rebound. More people are starting businesses than they have been for the past five years.  And entrepreneurs of all sorts are speaking about their journeys to business success later in life.

“People are slowly coming back to business as a viable option and that’s good for all of us,” Frere continued. “This little renaissance is a great opportunity to remind folks that a new chapter is not beyond their reach. And not just for entrepreneurs. I like to encourage innovation and advance potential in people at every age.”