You are never too old to change your life. It may be the scariest thing you will ever do but the reward will be worth it in the end. Are you tired of making someone else money with your endless hours of hard work and creative ideas? Take the ideas you have and open your own small business. This article I read was inspiring for women. If she can do it so can you. 

No dummy: Mannequins pave way to success

Woman's business can recycle 100,000 pounds of mannequins a year

Judi Henderson-Town felt trapped. For years she was unhappy as an account executive at such industry giants as Johnson & Johnson and United Airlines. She found corporate life "soul-destroying."

"I wanted something more entrepreneurial," says 53-year-old Henderson-Town. "But I didn't know it was an option — no one I knew growing up owned their own business."

In the past decade she's carved out her own eco-friendly niche and launched a San Francisco Bay Area business that recycles and then resells old mannequins. Henderson-Town has become a clearinghouse for businesses looking to dump old displays that previously ended up in landfills. "The retailer saves on the disposal fee, and we gain inventory — it's a win-win," she says.

Her business, Mannequin Madness, is now certified green and earned special recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency for recycling 100,000 pounds of mannequins in one year. By collecting used mannequins, cleaning them up and renting or reselling them to businesses, artists or others looking for affordable displays, she's proving green business is good business.

Not only does Judy own her own business it's good for the environment. Keep reading No dummy: Mannequins pave way to success