$50k is more than enough to start a small business.
I didn’t have a good experience with SCORE. The dude basically told me it wouldn’t work and I would amount to nothing. He was old and jaded and I was young. He was wrong, I’ve come far.
Viddy this: buy a high-end camera, some lights, and some background muslins… POOF you’ve got a photography business for $10k.
There are people who sell T-shirts to tourists at La Jolla Cove who make over $100k net. All it takes is blank shirts, a silkscreen, and some creativity.
Travel to some unusual, far-away place. Take photos and write a book about it. Poof! You’re a travel writer.