Surrounded by "stiffs" in an Oakland, Calif., warehouse, Henderson-Townsend told us how she got into the business and described the surprising reasons customers come to her for mannequins.

By Diane Lincoln Estes and Paul Solman // We interviewed Judi Henderson-Townsend, the owner of Mannequin Madness, for our story on senior entrepreneurs, airing on the Monday broadcast of PBS NewsHour.

You’re no one these days unless you have started your own company and subsequently sold it for a colossal sum by the age of 22. Obviously, it’s preferable if your start-up is selling something ...

Henderson-Townsend heard about the contest through her banker at Wells Fargo and entered, starting her educational journey and chasing a $100,000 carrot. Lynn Castlevetro, director of small business ...