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Retirepreneur Encourages Baby Boomers to Become Entrepreneurs After Retirement

Ideastream Public Media | By Emma Keating
Published August 27, 2018 at 7:53 PM EDT
Donna Kastner, the founder of Retirepreneur, says baby boomers need more out of retirement.
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Donna Kastner, the founder of Retirepreneur, says baby boomers need more out of retirement.

An Ohio-based startup is trying to encourage retiring baby boomers to pursue entrepreneurship.

Donna Kastner is the founder of . It鈥檚 designed to help people in their 50s and 60s make the transition from a full-time job to a part-time gig.

Kastner said she鈥檚 trying to bring awareness to post-retirement entrepreneurship.

鈥淏oomers have re-invented nearly every life stage we鈥檝e moved through. Why would we stop now?" she said. "And the retirement path for our parents is not really there for us. We need to get a little more creative.鈥�

Kastner hosts a podcast and monthly television show. She is holding a this October in Hudson to help inspire aging entrepreneurs.

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Emma Keating
Emma Keating is a junior journalism major with a minor in political science. Between working for the Kent Stater, TV2 and Cleveland Magazine, she has experience in newspaper, magazine, multimedia and broadcast journalism, though writing will always be her one true love. Keating hopes to use her journalism to give a voice to the voiceless in her future career, eventually moving to Washington, D.C.
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