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A business venture worth pursuing should be able to withstand the misfortune of bad timing. That's why Mike Harris isn't fretting about the latest company he formed - on the cusp of the steepest labor market decline in decades.

Patina Solutions is a professional services company that provides organizations with limited-term on-site expertise - executives, managers, professionals and administrators - from a stable of workers 50 years and older.

"The real story at Patina is the demographic that we're looking to deploy," said Harris, a serial entrepreneur who founded Patina with Debbie Seeger, the company's vice president of operations.

Patina is angling to be an agent for experienced professionals seeking more flexibility and control toward the end of their careers. The firm finds employers needing dependable fill-ins and negotiates the terms of the project - hourly pay, schedule, duties - on behalf of the professional and then bills enough to cover costs and profit.

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