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Category:Boomers Back in Business

Living longer and with greater vitality than ever, these 50+'s have taken up the yoke of entrepreneurship at home.

Rank: 1

Murphy Outdoors

Entrepreneur: Larry Murphy Location: Gladstone, Missouri
Murphy Outdoors

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Larry Murphy, born in 1960, retired from the grind as a technology executive to start Murphy Outdoors. As a boomer back in business, he now provides professional fishing guide services on Smithville Lake, Truman Lake, Pomme de Terre Lake, and the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. Murphy specializes in bass fishing, but also guides for musky, crappie, and white bass. Murphy Outdoors also provides instructional fly fishing trips for trout at Bennet Springs in south-central Missouri.

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2007 Home-Based 100 Finalists

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Signe Brewster Photography Most Slacker-Friendly 5
Slumber Parties by Renee O Wackiest 5
Smoky Mountain Woodworks Boomers Back in Business 6
Snoloha Most Slacker-Friendly 1
SteamShowers 4Less.com Best Financial Performers 5
Sterling Advertising Highest Vote-Getters 4
Surefire Marketing Best Financial Performers 2
Sweet Onion Creations Greenest 1
Tbosna.com Grungiest 9
The Dippy Chick Yummiest 6
The Enoch Olinga College of Intercultural Studies Worldliest 2
The Estate Lady Boomers Back in Business 3
The Organizing Wiz Most Innovative 8
The Welcome Committee Best Financial Performers 10
TriCalyx Highest Vote-Getters 9
Valaset Services Greenest 5
Whiner and Diner Highest Vote-Getters 2
Wizard Industries Best Financial Performers 4
Write2Market Best Financial Performers 9
Write2Market Greenest 2
Wunderdog Sports Best Financial Performers 6
www.brazilian-bikinis.net Worldliest 3
www.kewltubes.com Worldliest 4
Your Mobile Gym Most Innovative 6
Your Mobile Gym Most Slacker-Friendly 3
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